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To be Conspicuous, that is to say, to be known, for Wealth, Office, great Actions, or any eminent Good, is Honourable; as a signe of the power for which he is conspicuous.
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633
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'Conspicuous' isn't the word to describe the image of Lambreaux wearing a densely bright ensemble fit for a celebration with a thousand of his closest friends while standing alone on a dark, dirty sidewalk.
Living in the Imagination of the World: Treme , Cultural Diplomacy and the International Exhibition Linda Constant 2010
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'Conspicuous' isn't the word to describe the image of Lambreaux wearing a densely bright ensemble fit for a celebration with a thousand of his closest friends while standing alone on a dark, dirty sidewalk.
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Conspicuous by their absence are Wayne Johnston and Guy Vanderhaeghe.
Justin Hosker: Giller Prize Nominees for Fiction 2011 Justin Hosker 2011
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Conspicuous by their absence are Wayne Johnston and Guy Vanderhaeghe.
Justin Hosker: Giller Prize Nominees for Fiction 2011 Justin Hosker 2011
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Conspicuous consumption and our trillion-dollar debts are due to a desire to advertise our genetic health, analogous to a peacock virtually crippled by its meretricious tail.
Rethinking Thinking Raymond Tallis 2011
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Conspicuous in their filth, and suddenly aware, if only from the looks on the faces of strangers, just how terrible they smell, they quickly seek the changing rooms.
Kangaroo Dreaming Steve Himmer 2011
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Conspicuous consumption dates back to the ancient Egyptians (and I bet the Sumerians before them).
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The author at Economic Investigations in a related article titled In Defense of Conspicuous Consumption writes:
Envy, Happiness, and Social Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This is the opposite of Conspicuous Consumption; this is Conspicuous Frugality.
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