preoccupation

Preposition: of

• writer: The choice of texts and their variety and length allow us a precise insight into the preoccupations of writers of the period.

Possessives

• society: He asked God to forgive our society's preoccupation with material gain.

Converse of object

• reflect: This conventional wisdom reflects an outdated preoccupation with the current account which ignores offsetting capital movements.
• reveal: Nagel wrinkles his nose at Lacey's probing beneath the published surface to reveal the underlying preoccupations of Hart's life.
• become: Botany became a major preoccupation of Darwin's during the course of 1861.
• share: The reasons for her shift out of books for children, and their shared preoccupations with the adult novels are identified.
• increase: Her recent paintings show an increasing preoccupation with the changing character of the land in Britain.
• display: Refugee children may display a preoccupation with powerful elements of their experiences in their play.

Adjective modifier

• obsessive: Hence our obsessive preoccupation with them this part pulls us obsessively, wanting to emerge from hiding.
• overriding: Bacon's overriding preoccupation was with what he liked to call " the brutality of fact " .
• unhealthy: There is an unhealthy preoccupation with that kind of thing and an almost absent concern about being with Christ, seeing Christ.
• thematic: A.E. : What is your thematic preoccupation in writing poetry; do you note any consistent subject in your own work?
• constant: A constant preoccupation of supply siders was the need for an active regional policy.
• excessive: Reasons for the weakness of the treaty have been sought in Chamberlain's excessive preoccupation with French security interests.

Preposition: with

• death: Worst of all perhaps was my preoccupation with death.
• self: Sadly, the preoccupation with self has found its way into the church.
• safety: For any parent, the preoccupation with the safety of their child is a real issue.
• food: The hallmark of anorexia nervosa is denial and preoccupation with food and weight.
• relationship: One was a deep preoccupation with the relationship between morality and politics.
• war: The preoccupation with the all-out war on terrorism has circumscribed the global agenda.