ЦИТАТЫ СО СЛОВОМ «CONSPICUOUS»
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conspicuous.
For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality.
A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
Christianity is not rationalism, but faith in God's revelation. A conspicuous, all-important item in that revelation is the resurrection of the body.
This point seems counter-intuitive, given the amount of conspicuous vulgarity, vice, and immorality in America. Indeed some Islamic fundamentalists argue that their regimes are morally superior to the United States because they seek to foster virtue among the citizens.
I do yoga every day, some sport, have a meal once a day, eat some fruit, and drink one glass of wine. And once a month I gather together my close friends. But my wife and I do not like conspicuous luxury.
Status-driven, conspicuous consumption thrives from the language of novelty.
If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence.
Good men, whether they be Christians or rationalists, do not desire to discriminate between races, but the distinctions implanted by Nature are too conspicuous to escape the observation of our senses.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.
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Conspicuous Consumption
They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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Conspicuous compassion: why sometimes it really is cruel to ...
This book's thesis is that such displays of empathy do not change the world for the better: they do not help the poor, diseased, dispossessed or bereaved.
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Conspicuous Destruction: War, Famine and the Reform Process ...
Addressing two sets of concerns, this report covers both the abuses relating to the seventeen years of war between the Mozambique Armed Forces and the rebel Mozambique National Resistance, as well as the reforms instigated by the ruling ...
Human Rights Watch (Organization),
1992
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The
Conspicuous Corporation: Business, Public Policy, and ...
Extensively researched, The Conspicuous Corporation sheds new light on the activities of business in politics, on the strength of interests opposing business, and on business policy failures, in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Neil James Mitchell,
1997
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The Patron's Payoff:
Conspicuous Commissions in Italian ...
An analysis of Italian Renaissance art from the perspective of the patrons who made 'conspicuous commissions', this text builds on three concepts from the economics of information - signaling, signposting, and stretching - to develop a ...
Jonathan Katz Nelson, Richard Zeckhauser,
2008
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The Economics of
Conspicuous Consumption: Theory and Thought ...
This enlightening book will be of much interest to scholars, researchers and students of consumer behaviour in economic theory, and will also be welcomed by those in the disciplines of sociology, psychology and business studies.
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On Account of
Conspicuous Women: A Novel
Four friends share a dynamic relationship during the women's suffrage movement in early twentieth-century North Carolina, including opinionated women's rights advocate Bertie, stylish dinner-party hostess Guerine, quiet farmer's daughter ...
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Manufractured: the
conspicuous transformation of everyday ...
This volume reveals a major trend taking place today in visual and material culture the radical appropriation of consumer goods as raw material for art- and object-making.
Steven Skov Holt, Mara Holt Skov,
2008
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For Most
Conspicuous Bravery: A Biography of Major-General ...
In the character of this distinguished Canadian soldier and statesman "most conspicuous bravery," "utmost gallantry," and "supreme contempt of danger" were combined with a deep sense of duty and a zeal for service.
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For
Conspicuous Gallantry...
Concentrating on winners of Two Bars and Three Bars to the Military Cross, this book examines each officer's war career, and includes citations for the MC+Bar, along with excerpts of Battalion diaries.
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «CONSPICUOUS»
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Europe losing patience with Greek fiscal crisis
Those European countries that have faced similar austerity regimes in recent years — such as Spain and Portugal — have been conspicuous ... «CBC.ca, Июл 15»
Remains Of 36 WWII Marines Found On Island
Among the remains is thought to be Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous ... «Sky News, Июл 15»
Tour de France 2015: Tony Martin wins stage four and takes the …
After Monday's crash, the field lined up in Seraing with one conspicuous absentee. Having been taken to hospital after gingerly finishing a ... «The Guardian, Июл 15»
South African pays R600,000 to name new plant species in honour …
The new flower‚ which hails from the Cederberg Mountains‚ has conspicuous yellow star-shaped flowers. It belongs to the Ixia genus‚ a ... «Times LIVE, Июл 15»
DC's Ben's Chili Bowl appears to distance itself from Bill Cosby
It was placed, however, in a less conspicuous spot behind the original 1958 countertop that still runs the length of the U Street diner. «Washington Post, Июл 15»
Many Americans still lack access to solar energy. Here's how …
The result is an increasingly conspicuous solar access gap. “The 49.1 million households that earn less than $40,000 of income per year make ... «Washington Post, Июл 15»
Okwonga: Farewell to fearless Rafael
However just two years later, he has become one of the most conspicuous victims of Van Gaal's approach. Rafael's game has always been ... «ESPN FC, Июл 15»
Alouettes' Bear Woods downplays severity of his injury
Woods was at the Als' practice on Monday, but was conspicuous by his absence on Tuesday. According to head coach Tom Higgins, Woods ... «Montreal Gazette, Июл 15»
Cardinals rookies in full uniform buy coffee at Starbucks next to …
Rookies always have to make the coffee and breakfast runs, but doing it in enemy territory wearing the most conspicuous apparel possible is a ... «SB Nation, Июл 15»
Our Cosby delusions, undone: We'll go to great lengths to see …
... for their “crap” names, their choice in fashion, conspicuous consumption, single parenting, rap music—oh, it's a laundry list of offenses. «Salon, Июл 15»