Sentence examples similar to while briefly preoccupied from inspiring English sources

If you come here looking for answers to this much-discussed event (which briefly preoccupied Larry King and other members of the cable and Internet commentariat), you will leave deeply unsatisfied and possibly smoldering with disgust.

Islamist groups often stepped in to provide social services, while police preoccupied with protecting the state allowed petty quarrels to balloon into ugly sectarian clashes.

Bago had grown stronger while Ava was preoccupied with reviving the northern region.

While Gary Neville was preoccupied by the striker, Rio Ferdinand failed to detect any danger.

Baghdad is acting while Americans are preoccupied by the dispute over the presidential election.

And yet Davis, even while preoccupied by massive challenges implied by the twin disasters at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, refused.

The First Macedonian War (215 205 bc) occurred in the context of the Second Punic War, while Rome was preoccupied with fighting Carthage.

Gardeners strive endlessly to partner plants together, then nature throws up something brilliant while we're preoccupied with the effort.

But still she felt an outsider, while Sajad was preoccupied building his new business, having moved into real estate.

Many Brussels insiders see little chance of repairing the bloc while France and Germany are preoccupied with elections in 2017.

While Washington is preoccupied with Iraq, North Korea has abruptly re-emerged as an ominous threat to international security.