It does not easily tolerate conspicuous demonstrations of religion, especially those beyond the traditional Catholic faith.
It is appropriate when conspicuous demonstrations of power seems the surest route to a bad end.
The SWP's members have often been conspicuous on demonstrations with their red-and-white placards.
In his 26 March 1619 letter to Beeckman, Descartes does not elaborate on the "new types of compasses" to which he refers; he simply reports to Beeckman in the early portions of the letter that he has, in a short time, "discovered four conspicuous and entirely new demonstrations with the help of my compasses" (AT X, 154).
The history of fashion is filled with extreme examples of the demonstration of idleness, indolence, and conspicuous leisure, from Chinese foot-binding, long lacquered nails, petticoats, bustles, and crinolines, to platform and high-heeled shoes that often make the simple act of walking unassisted problematic.
Leaflets urging people to support monks were furtively distributed around the city, but the monks were conspicuous in their absence during the latest demonstrations.
In the 1970's she became a conspicuous figure at public hearings, society balls and ghetto demonstrations with her bouffant hairdo, rhinestone-studded glasses and cigars.
While many teachers and students complained about the heavy-handed way in which riot police had dealt with their last demonstration, on Monday night the military police were conspicuous by their apparent absence.
We believe that this is the first demonstration that predation risk increases the attractiveness of a conspicuous male courtship signal because the signal elicits predator avoidance behaviour in females.
On several occasions popular resentment against the Copts' conspicuous wealth and their employment in the government was manifested in public demonstrations.
