Sentence examples for consumer obsessions from inspiring English sources

Members can join whatever neighborhoods they like, and add to discussion boards there, post photos, invite friends, and meet other people who share the same consumer obsessions.

An astute observer of consumer obsession, Mr. Tomlinson ultimately subordinates much of his clever writing to a tepid and trite political message: that American civic life is a fractured bowl that needs to be put back together right now.

Which leads to the inevitable question: have we sunk to a level of consumer obsession so craven and silly that women are expected to be fascinated by a centerfold featuring cosmetic sponges, faux alpaca powder puffs and makeup wedges?

"I need to know that we're spending our dollars in the right way and investing in the programs that drive consumer obsession with our brand," said Karen Riley-Grant of Converse.

Or at least the British consumers' obsession with all things internet.

Design is a more conflicted profession nowadays, harnessed to a disposable culture that, while claiming to be concerned for the environment, is unable to wean itself off many consumers' obsession with novelty.

It is a fact that the real-life Houellebecq rarely appears without his beloved parka - but are the misanthropy and consumer-obsession genuine parts of his character?

Charlie Brooker has always taken our consumer technology obsessions to the very edges of twisted fantasy – and we usually catch up in the end.

Our long-term weakness stems not from a shortage of consumer credit the main obsession of Wall Street and both parties but from the decline in manufacturing, growing dependence on imported fuel and deteriorating basic infrastructure.

The growth of a consumer lifestyle and obsession with 'having stuff' has created a wasteful throw-away society that is generating unsustainable levels of waste: in 2013 it was estimated that if business continues as usual, we're on track to double global waste generation by 2025, and to triple waste generation by 2100 to exceed 11 million tonnes per day.

Mr. Rubin readily acknowledges his obsession with consumer gadgets and even more expensive toys — an obsession that put him at odds with Google's stated aversion to conspicuous consumption.