That said, the announcement was conspicuous for its lack of truly major announcements.
Winterbottom leads a small charge of UK film-makers who had been conspicuous by their absence in Toronto's initial announcement.
Spurs forward Gareth Bale was conspicuous by his absence from White Hart Lane with the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid apparently imminent.
Interestingly, where Angry Boys and Ja'mie: Private School Girl were announced with fanfare to be co-productions with the BBC and HBO, the conspicuous absence of America's premium cable giant from the announcement of Jonah is a concerning one for Lilley.
Both before and after the budget announcement, engagement with Indigenous groups and communities was "conspicuous in its absence" and must be rectified immediately, Gooda wrote.
The company's high-powered bash will be attended by Chairman Bill [Gates], which is quite different from the Sun announcement, a low-key affair where Sun CEO Scott McNealy was conspicuous by his absence.
Santorum doesn't have a hotel to promote, as Donald Trump did in staging an announcement for his endorsement of Romney, but this move was still conspicuous for being done in the dark.
This was the second time in a week that Mr. Bloomberg allowed Ms. Quinn to take center stage at a big announcement by his administration — granting Ms. Quinn, a Democratic candidate for mayor, a conspicuous dress rehearsal for the powerful role she is seeking.
On 30 November, the London Gazette carried the announcement that Minifie had been awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Service Cross as a consequence of his "conspicuous gallantry in air fighting throughout October", that resulted in his personal destruction of "several enemy machines".
