In "Shavetails and Bell Sharps," a comprehensive history of military mules, Emmett Essin writes that mules require some special attention — in one instance, light-colored mules had to be dyed dark brown so that they would be less conspicuous; in another, some of the noisiest mules, in order to keep the peace, had to be surgically "de-brayed" — but otherwise are steady and efficient.
The narrative element is less conspicuous in writing that does not purport to relate a story than in fictional works, but there is a role for narrative in letters, diaries, autobiographies, and historical writing.
Though Mr. Cutler was more recently on the team defending Mr. Gotti's son, John A. Gotti -- who pleaded guilty in 1999 to racketeering and extortion -- the 52-year-old lawyer has been less conspicuous in the New York press in the last few years than when he was defending the fight-to-the-end elder Gotti.
They talk to politicians as well, because they are less conspicuous in their lobbying efforts than their older colleagues.
If your mitts just can't grapple with something like the Galaxy S III or Galaxy Nexus (or if you just prefer a phone that's less conspicuous in your pocket), the Incredible 4G is an admirable choice in spite of its minor flaws.
Males have white tufts on their thoraces and a broad white band above the bases of the legs, and these features are less conspicuous in females.
Males have white tufts on their thoraxes and broad white band above the bases of the legs, and these features are less conspicuous in females.
Granular deposits of PrPd within the cytoplasm of neurons were prominent, especially throughout the brainstem and thalamic nuclei, though they were less conspicuous in the striate body and cerebral cortex.
If Al Qaeda is recruiting Americans, then American agents may be less conspicuous, and more successful, in infiltrating Al Qaeda.
But a new study hints that northern-breeding females may have evolved to be less colorful than males in order to be less conspicuous to predators during their long migrations.
Why couldn't we just look like everyone else and fit right in? Could I be less conspicuous, perhaps?
