Sentence examples for conspicuous asset from inspiring English sources
The potential limitations of relying on candidates whose most conspicuous asset is money were on display last week when a millionaire expected to pour his own money into a Congressional bid in the suburbs north of New York City abruptly dropped out of the running.
The wrecking ball they're wielding is not merely pounding Park51, as the project is known, but is demolishing America's already frail support for that war, which is dedicated to nation-building in a nation whose most conspicuous asset besides opium is actual mosques.
Gillespie points out that the most conspicuous assets of this new group — equal fluency in black and white settings; broad, multiracial fundraising networks; and tenuous ties to black protest politics — might also serve as liabilities as they seek higher office.
The display of wealth may have more to do with social norms than real, tangible financial assets; conspicuous consumption waxes and wanes.
More importantly, the trip generated oodles of team spirit, something Pompey need in abundance in the conspicuous absence of other assets, such as resources and personnel.
At the same time, Japanese air and naval assets would conduct conspicuous maneuvers and minor attacks around New Guinea and the Marshall Islands along with deceptive radio traffic to try to confuse the Allies as to their intentions.
"It's a chance to do something permanent and conspicuous that will be a real asset to the community," Dr. Russo said.
In the end, Comey's conspicuous independence — for so long, his greatest asset — proved his undoing, making him too grave a threat to Trump but also giving the President a plausible excuse to fire him.
As the dust settles on the autumn statement, some of its less conspicuous features, such as the commitment to large-scale asset sales, will come under closer scrutiny.
As the author himself says, the hedge fund industry has been conspicuous in recent years mainly for formidable growth in assets and profits, not to say remuneration.
