Boxers, conspicuously Muhammad Ali, seem drawn back by heavy purses or big debts – rare exceptions being Lennox Lewis and George Foreman, the man who abandoned the ring for the compensatory excitements of kitchen utensils.
Mr. Obama's aides, who have conspicuously resisted getting drawn into the fight Mr. Steele is trying to pick, described the remarks as an attempt by Mr. Steele — who is viewed by some conservatives as not being conservative enough — to shore up his standing with his base.
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, Mr. Romney's main competitor at the moment, is conspicuously trying to draw a contrast between his own roots (humble) and Mr. Romney's (less so).
While it's clear that the auto-obsessed Lasseter may love these characters as much as Andy loved Woody, he conspicuously fails to draw the rest of us into his ring of enchantment.
If what you most admire and feel drawn to is conspicuously flawed, it's easy to love them well.
Ms. Gifford has also drawn attention for conspicuously talking up "Scandalous" on "Today" show broadcasts, while the producers of the musical have sought to market the show to Christian theatergoers – an undertaking that has yielded mixed results among recent Broadway shows, including last season's major musical flop "Leap of Faith".
The game encourages differentiation in heist mission strategies for example, in a holdup mission, players may either stealthily subdue civilians with an agent or conspicuously storm the venue with guns drawn.
Meanwhile, key state and local officials are conspicuously silent on the bill, which has drawn opposition from the ideologically odd couple of organized labor and tea party conservatives.
Music relied conspicuously on the slaughter of animals: horsehair bows drawn over catgut, horns torn from the heads of big game.
Take two steps into the conspicuously clean fermenting room, and your eye is drawn to four glass columns rising eight feet against one wall, filled with honey-colored liquid.
