Intellectually, liberalism was what seemed to preoccupy Caruana most. Bampton Lectures showed the theme of ecumenism that would preoccupy him. Speaking the repeated irrelevant word is thought to preoccupy the articulators used in subvocalization. Caracalla thus chose to preoccupy himself with an invasion of Armenia. The problems of meeting these financial obligations would preoccupy Mawson for many years. Two cases preoccupy Arthur during the course of the novel. This was to preoccupy him for the rest of his life.