Sentence examples for that were conspicuous from inspiring English sources

On Tuesday, the nuclear industry focused on two elements that were conspicuous by their absence.

Those were the books I wanted to read and those were the books that were conspicuous by their absence," she says.

While their race was considerably shorter than the men's, they were at times forced to contend with fiendishly strong winds that were conspicuous by their absence 24 hours previously.

Everything about Greg Revell suggested he was a vulnerable, troubled young man – from the vivid marks of a previous suicide attempt that were conspicuous around his neck, to his drug use and the way he cried when a judge sent him to jail this year.

In naming their squad more than a week before the first Ashes Test, Australia are showing a confidence and stability that were conspicuous by their absence during their preparations for the series in England last summer.

Both are arguably consumption that is conspicuous only to those you really want to impress.

Accessory sex glands that are conspicuous outgrowths of the genital tract are almost uniquely mammalian.

It was a big bruise that was conspicuous even in the candlelight, and Nina suddenly got upset.

50 min: There's a sense of urgency about United's players that was conspicuous by its absence from their play in the first half.

The examples chosen in this thumbnail anthology are ones that are conspicuous in their departure from events that are possible, but so much of what the cinema offers as replicas of the ordinary is the work of special effects.

On this page we focus on companies that are conspicuous for their degree of vertical integration.