Sentence examples for has lent conspicuous from inspiring English sources
Celebrity culture has lent conspicuous consumption (of relationships, as well as of objects) a spurious respectability that some opinion-formers are reluctant to criticise even when it runs counter to their own values.
A Chinese medical paradigm based on "humors" inherent in the concept of tonic food, combined with the well-understood cultural symbolism of distinction and prestige associated with conspicuous consumption, has lent weight to the demand for rare and exotic animals perceived to be "pure," "safe," and "virile".
He has lent two works from his substantial collection of Hirsts to the Tate.There are two conspicuous exclusions from the retrospective.
Kristen has lent her celebrity fearlessly.
Japan has lent itself to stubborn caricature.
European banks have lent most of this.
Family members have lent works.
About euro180m has been lent.
All that money had been lent".
Some have already lent to the fund.
EMG signals have always lent themselves to spectral analysis.
