He'd be preoccupied with his inheritance, with his heir.

During the day , you are preoccupied with many activities .

During the day , you are preoccupied with many activities .

Well, what would a Tudor gentleman be preoccupied with?

You seem preoccupied.

I was preoccupied.

I was so preoccupied with keeping my eyes on you.

The European Union will be preoccupied with its own internal integration process.

The Board was informed that the officers remained so preoccupied with their current work that they did not find time for the follow up action.

And I think one of the problems with classical economics is it's absolutely preoccupied with reality.

It's because they are preoccupied, asking themselves,

Hang left at cranky, right at preoccupied,

Terrorists may also benefit by attacking a preoccupied army and political forces aligned with Musharraf.

Why else would citizens across the developed world be so preoccupied with their economic competitiveness?

While the big players remain preoccupied with their internal changes, the region continues to smolder.

Many Members are preoccupied with the struggle to secure the basic needs of their populations.

During the past year the Conference on Disarmament was preoccupied with various other major issues.

In my mind you were indifferent to our problems, preoccupied solely with your own existence.

Most Americans are, after all, preoccupied with the US economy s sluggish growth and persistent high unemployment.

In reality, both remain mostly inward looking and preoccupied with the disintegration of their original culture.

After the war ended in January 2009, the international community was preoccupied with opening up Gaza.

Moreover, most of Europe s leaders are preoccupied with the domestic fallout of the eurozone s ongoing struggles.

The very poor, struggling at the edge of subsistence, are preoccupied with day to day survival.

Europe is backtracking on financial reform issues its policymakers are too preoccupied with holding the eurozone together.

I'm so astounded! I'm already preoccupied as it is with mom co signing for my brother's loans...

With regard to NAMA, the Group continued to be preoccupied with the formula, treatment of unbound tariffs, preference erosion and flexibilities.

45. ONUSAL verification revealed that the victim, who was primarily preoccupied with his business, had quarrelled with two other local merchants.

America s former adversaries either became preoccupied with consolidating or sharing power, suffered domestic defeat, or confronted neighboring states.

Instead, the Kremlin is preoccupied with the profitability and value of the state dominated companies that it controls.

For years to come, the private banking sector will be preoccupied with the consequences of the financial crisis.

Europe is preoccupied with its attempt to save the eurozone, and has no common foreign or defense policy.

21. The industrialized countries, on the other hand, are preoccupied with low and falling rates of population growth.

The United Nations was then largely preoccupied with the aftermath of the war during which it was founded.

But what normally preoccupied them also involved yearning to know.

COPENHAGEN So far, Europe s leaders seem to be mostly preoccupied with finding national answers to the global economic crisis.

Leave them to eat and enjoy , and let them be preoccupied with ( false ) hope . They will come to know !

Leave them to eat and enjoy , and let them be preoccupied with ( false ) hope . They will come to know !

Ethiopia's media outlets, however, were more preoccupied with preparations for and the conduct of the 15 May general elections.

Even though we have again joined in the consensus, my delegation continues to be preoccupied with the same reservations.

olanan My father's reactions to Korea's threats Yes, let them get preoccupied with each other and leave us in peace.

America needs allies, and is not preoccupied by their potential independent strength.

And perhaps because the music preoccupied my thoughts more than anything else.

They would natu rally be preoccupied with today s problems the eurozone crisis, global recovery, financial regulation, international macroeconomic imbal ances, and so on.

The leadership is preoccupied with taking care of the needs of its own people, many of whom still live in poverty.

Symptoms People suffering from hypervigilance may become preoccupied with studying their environment for possible threats, causing them to lose connections with their family and friends.