An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. From LearnThat.org. [Walter Bagehot (1826-1877).]
A tower conspicuous at a great distance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Buffons," after the title conspicuous on a volume of the Suites a. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Selected Essays] Reference
In the term conspicuous is included plants that attract general attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of a Beachcomber] Reference
"Buffons," after the title conspicuous on a volume of the Suites a Buffon, which stood on my shelf in the chart room. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Selected Essays]
"Buffons," after the title conspicuous on a volume of the "Suites a Buffon," which stood on my shelf in the chart-room. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley]
“The LDS community is very prone to what we call conspicuous consumption,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [www.Mormon] Reference
"Buffons," after the title conspicuous on a volume of the "Suites à. From Wordnik.com. [Lectures and Essays] Reference
'Buffons,' after the title conspicuous on a volume of the Suites a Buffon which stood on my shelf in the chart-room.”. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Henry Huxley A Sketch Of His Life And Work]
The phrase conspicuous consumption was made for vehicles like the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Throughout the establishment cards, set up in conspicuous places, said. From Wordnik.com. [Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897] Reference
The phrase conspicuous consumption was made for vehicles like the Lexus LX 570. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Toyota va payer l'amende record aux Etats-Unis] Reference
In the late war he made his name conspicuous by his valor and consummate military genius. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
While we are ass-deep to a tall Swede in conspicuous consumption, we are sorely lacking the peace and good will. From Wordnik.com. [December 2004] Reference
Yet as a people we have been suspicious of urban display, and reluctant to symbolize our aspirations in conspicuous monuments. From Wordnik.com. [The University and the City] Reference
On the subject of what the economists term conspicuous consumption and the inherent dangers lying therein, who has proven to be right?. From Wordnik.com. [Political Cortex] Reference
The wealthy throughout the middle ages and early modern period engaged in conspicuous consumption and opposed new technology and methods. From Wordnik.com. [The Malthusian Trap, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
An apparently commonplace thing can recall a conspicuous history. From Wordnik.com. [The Epistles of St. Peter] Reference
It was the idea of conspicuous consumption, the idea of exorbitant use of resources. From Wordnik.com. [Conversation: Mel Gibson's Maya] Reference
So the researchers went back to Thorstein Veblen, who coined the term conspicuous consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Inconspicuous Consumption] Reference
For many, recovery will mean returning to what economist Thorstein Veblen called conspicuous consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Kansan.com stories] Reference
If there shall ever be another World's Exhibition, I bespeak a conspicuous place in it for a model American country. From Wordnik.com. [Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851.] Reference
This is known as conspicuous consumption, consuming as a competitive sport, the one who dies with the most toys wins. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie David: Day 51 of Algalita's Oceanographic Research Vessel Expedition: A Letter From Captain Charles Moore] Reference
Despite Clemens's stellar 13 years here, Boston fans tend now to recall his conspicuous failures to come up big in the postseason. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Curse Is Dead] Reference
It just might help us cope with the unreasonable stigma now associated with the proud American tradition known as conspicuous consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Do Good By Doing Bad] Reference
It was a kind of conspicuous consumption by a new class. From Wordnik.com. [Inside the Revolution] Reference
In fact that kind of conspicuous consumption makes me feel a bit squeamish. From Wordnik.com. [Duck Soup] Reference
In 2008, two Austrian provinces banned the construction of "conspicuous" mosques and minarets. From Wordnik.com. [Todd Green, Ph.D.: Anti-Mosque Sentiment in America: Lessons from Europe?] Reference
He said their failure to attend was made "conspicuous" by their absence especially after they had agreed to attend the lecture. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The US Army banned 'conspicuous' 'religious articles of faith for its members in 1981. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
But she remembered the little Miss Jessamine, the Miss Jessamine with the "conspicuous" hair. From Wordnik.com. [Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories] Reference
There is hubris and a kind of conspicuous arrogance to it, which he asks us to wear with our chests out. From Wordnik.com. [Home/News] Reference
In 2004, it passed a law banning headscarves or any other "conspicuous" religious symbols in state schools. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
In 2004, France passed a law banning head scarves or any other "conspicuous" religious symbols in state schools. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty] Reference
The Ford Center schedule for this fall is coming together, and there’s one word conspicuous by its absence: “Sonics.”. From Wordnik.com. [dustbury.com » A model of restraint] Reference
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