Sentence examples for with a preoccupation from inspiring English sources

The Depression leaves its mark with a preoccupation with the need for cash.

La Peau Douce dealt with a preoccupation that Truffaut returned to again and again, one that he knew intimately: infidelity.

Along with a preoccupation in literature with death and damnation, there appeared a contrasting refinement of expression and sentiment bred of nostalgia for the courtly, chivalric ideal.

The idea started with a preoccupation with what Barnes calls "data shadows", part of the digital footprint we all leave behind.

The "Iliad" begins with a preoccupation that wrenchingly underscores the difference between bodies and souls — one that points, finally, to its great theme of who we are and why we act, and what of us remains after we die.

If you like mindless violence and thinking about what The Avengers would be like if it was written by a remedial-level toddler with a preoccupation with arson – and I certainly do – then grab the popcorn.

"Piano and Orchestra" (1975), with Joseph Kubera as a distinguished soloist, shared with "Structures" a preoccupation with essential qualities of sound and space.

Ginger Snaps The first of the Canadian teen horror trilogy features two sisters, outsiders Ginger and Brigitte, who deal with puberty, a preoccupation with death and periods (again).

We investigated whether dysmorphic concern with appearance (a preoccupation with minor or imagined defects in appearance) is explained by psychotic processes in a community sample.

This may manifest in an obsession with cleanliness, a preoccupation with exactness, or a paralyzing wall of doubts that keeps you from acting.

"It's effective for people with low mood and a preoccupation with food," Dr. Fernstrom said.