This philosophy reflected Gropius' central preoccupation with the social responsibilities of architecture.

Only for Mr. Arafat will peace be the central and indispensable preoccupation.

Her work, while varied in setting and tone, rarely moved far from several central preoccupations and themes.

After his trip, the Soviet Union seemed a central preoccupation.

The national question as such still remains a central preoccupation for catholic nationalists.

Writing, perhaps more than reading, remains the central preoccupation.

That border is one of the central preoccupations of video games.

Both can turn design into the work's central preoccupation.

How the jurors will react to the evidence and arguments has been a central preoccupation of the prosecution and defense.

In fact, the effort to reconstitute a tradition and re-enchant the world could be the central preoccupation of the work itself.