They wanted conspicuous achievement, as elegantly and comfortably as possible; the British sought, and still seek, heroic struggle".
Like many children with conspicuous relatives, she wanted to do her own thing but not give anything away.
They wanted conspicuous achievement, as elegantly and comfortably as possible; the British sought, and still seek, heroic struggle". Huntford earned a few bob writing articles for local papers and translating, but says he was fuelled primarily by what Ibsen calls "the life lie" in The Wild Duck.
After years wining and dining clients as a high-end real-estate wheeler dealer Tablelist founder Julian Jung was well aware of the trials and tribulations involved in giving prospects the good life and conspicuous consumption they wanted.
No, it must be that the Yankees just did not want to commit conspicuous consumption while Commissioner Bud Selig was pleading poverty in front of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday.
Letter from man who read it and told how he aped the English because he did not want to appear conspicuous, but next time he won't wear a hat, carry a stick, or wear black for anything.
Both are arguably consumption that is conspicuous only to those you really want to impress.
Some television producers want to embed more conspicuous public service messages in their programs.
I see how you do it, and you don't want to make yourself conspicuous".
"At times like this, you don't want to be as conspicuous," one marketing professor said.
Leaders of the new democracies in Eastern Europe are simply responding to the unmistakable message that voters want to enjoy the conspicuous consumption of the West.
