The novels reportedly "reveal a deep preoccupation with the concept of deliverance from sin".

Then he shook his head, almost as if he were coming out of a state of deep preoccupation.

I had completely lost myself in my deep preoccupation.

Moreover, it must be stressed, they reflected deep and genuine preoccupations of the age.

Whatever its reason, the period of deep preoccupation did not last for long.

The deep preoccupation of the Shi'a with religious formalities, however, deprived them of the means to improve their socioeconomic condition.

When I first noticed you, your movements and expression suggested a deep preoccupation with some problem, but an energetic willingness to face it.

Leonora was silent, frowning at the passing countryside in deep preoccupation.

Turning slightly, she searched his shadowed face, recognizing the familiar signs of deep preoccupation.

Beneath the friendly courtship is a deep preoccupation, even obsession, about Gephardt at the White House.