There have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a conspicuous error. ,He was conspicuous by his booming laughter. From Dictionary.com.
Also, on desk, conspicuously, is a heavy dispatch box. From Wordnik.com. [THEFT] Reference
Hough introduces Sarwar Khan in conspicuously unfavorable terms as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference
Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi found his name conspicuously absent from the list of invitees. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
One name conspicuously absent from that short list: State Senator James Meeks. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Mayor Race: James Meeks Isn't 'Consensus Candidate,' But Still Running] Reference
Equally revealing is the one boldfaced name conspicuously left unmentioned in the book. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
As the 2009 NBA Draft rolled around, there was one name conspicuously absent - Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson. From Wordnik.com. [ THE NCAA TOURNAMENT] Reference
He's been kind of conspicuously absent from public commentary. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2009] Reference
Advertising: Congress wants this Bill of Rights placed "conspicuously" on each arline's website. From Wordnik.com. [Republicans Have Killed The Passenger's Bill Of Rights. Long Live The Passenger's Bill Of Rights! - The Consumerist] Reference
A name conspicuously absent from this is. From Wordnik.com. [TPMCafe] Reference
Still, many public spaces are conspicuously empty. From Wordnik.com. [China’s Big Spender] Reference
The Dogs are conspicuously blond and good-looking. From Wordnik.com. [Cruising For A Bruising] Reference
But he conspicuously lacks Sharon's stature and experience. From Wordnik.com. [Larger Than Life] Reference
But in recent years one executive has been conspicuously absent. From Wordnik.com. [The Scion Steering Vw] Reference
But this conspicuously planted detail never pays off in the plot. From Wordnik.com. [Bonfire Of The Ironies] Reference
But these reports were conspicuously murky and short on supporting evidence. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Off the Island] Reference
The Edge hasn't been this jealous since Bono grew his hair conspicuously long. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: The Unforgettable Friendship] Reference
Megawati and his military chiefs were conspicuously absent as he made his speech. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia: 'He's Finished'] Reference
Despite the conspicuously posted signs on our land, we've had numerous trespassers. From Wordnik.com. [No Hunting Here, Please] Reference
His stand sits in the middle of the screen as conspicuously as a prop in a Beckett play. From Wordnik.com. [What's The Big Deal?] Reference
(The individuals I know who can do that are few, but they stand out conspicuously in my mind.). From Wordnik.com. [Is Technology Making Us Intimate Strangers?] Reference
The dispersal of power and democratic accountability are not values that it conspicuously defends. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Great Non-Debate] Reference
Delaware authorities took a conspicuously hard line when the Kelsos surrendered voluntarily the next day. From Wordnik.com. [A Family's Breakdown] Reference
He put economic growth and development at the heart of his policies, and his family grew conspicuously rich. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Leader] Reference
Rather than moving away from what's left of the Democratic left, he's being forced to embrace it, conspicuously. From Wordnik.com. [A War Over Who Controls The Left] Reference
The group's executive director, Ralph Reed, was conspicuously absent when the Buchanans issued their call to arms. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight Inside The Tent] Reference
Whatever it was that he discovered, his name nowhere figures in the important war memoirs, conspicuously McNamara's. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Whiz Kid' Among The Ruff-Puffs] Reference
And Palmer's campaign and presidency were conspicuously race-free, a tone Obama has strived for, if not always achieved. From Wordnik.com. [Diversity Training] Reference
Yet he had attended Congress in his splendid blue and buff uniform, conspicuously signaling a readiness to take command. From Wordnik.com. [HISTORY: 1776--WASHINGTON'S WAR] Reference
As for U2, whose scaled-down record is refreshingly good, they're pushing "Achtung Baby" by conspicuously not pushing it. From Wordnik.com. [Superstars And Super Hype To The Rescue] Reference
Phelps had been conspicuously contained up to that point, as if he couldn't afford to squander a drop of energy on emotion. From Wordnik.com. [From Bored to Bedazzled, In Eight Races] Reference
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