Sentence examples for and the conspicuous from inspiring English sources

Witness the numerous blockbusters about global catastrophe and the conspicuous absence of films about alternate societies.

The conflict between the dependent image and the essential image, between the transparent and the conspicuous, is real and serious.

Yet the city's residents also embrace modernity, as evidenced by world-class examples of the International Style of architecture and the conspicuous consumption of steel, concrete, and glass.

Body size ranges from about 5 to 7 mm (0.2 to 0.3 inch), and the conspicuous compound eyes have approximately 4,000 facets.

Those were days, apparently, of high-minded radicalism, liberating "minijupes" by André Courrèges and the conspicuous display of dog-eared texts by Regis Debray.

The death of a senior weapons expert and the conspicuous absence of WMD in Iraq have resulted in a lamentable loss of credibility for Mr Blair.

The pretty -- and pretty funny -- actress was caught on camera taking a break and sporting the conspicuous rock.

And, despite the conspicuous efforts of the central banks, it helps explain why the economy's prospects are so uncertain.

All cases of interspecific infanticide were recorded during behavioral follows, and, given the conspicuous nature of intergroup aggression, we were able to record in detail all such events.

This project focused on the behavior and physiology of the conspicuous and gracious daddy long-legs of the species Nelima paessleri.

Ours is a consumer society based upon consumption of goods and services and sometimes the conspicuous consumption of both.