Neglecting worldly matters, they did not convey their message.

He was criticized for neglecting religious matters and allowing Reformation to spread.

He had to find all the time he could to write the play, even if it meant neglecting other matters, not least because it would be his first composition since the award of the Nobel Prize.

It turns out, though, that when Mazda says "zero down" (or, to be fair, "a penny down"), it neglected a $450 "acquisition fee" and other little matters.

Already Mr. Kerry's claim that Iraq is a diversion has led him to accuse Mr. Bush of neglecting other matters.

Because of this, it has been criticized as leading its adherents to being legalistic and neglecting "more important" matters such as love and devotion to God.

You have been neglecting matters, which pertain to the estate.

White House officials cited the meeting as an indication that Mr. Bush was not neglecting domestic matters, even as some 250,000 American and British troops were preparing an assault on Iraq.

The consequences of neglecting such matters can be seen very clearly in the US, where the number of obese teenagers has tripled in recent years.

In their frustration at discovering so little, they neglected everyday matters at the paper itself, including the customary welcoming of new employees.