Sentence examples for they conspicuously from inspiring English sources

They conspicuously failed to predict the sudden collapses at Enron and WorldCom, which were rated investment-grade until the last minute.

But they conspicuously avoided any reference to Mr. Montesinos, who had a hand in the selection of most of the members of the military high command.

Customers wander in pairs, examining PVC bras and leather goods (though they conspicuously avoid hardcore stuff like the indescribable Jenny's Vibrating Vag) with the glazed look women get when they're shopping seriously.

This secret lair had been decorated with statues cut from the marble that the Persians had brought with them in 490BC ready to carve a victory stele when they had defeated Athens, a triumph they conspicuously failed to achieve.

Indeed, the siren stations, where tickets were free, were probably the most fun: to the delight of kids in attendance, puppet aliens encroached upon the audience, and they conspicuously resembled the titular robot in "WALL-E".

The Chinese are also developing a new-generation stealth jet fighter, the J-20, which they conspicuously sent on its first test flight this year during a high-profile visit by Robert M. Gates to Beijing while he was still defense secretary.

They haven't been called out in an earnings release for the past six months, and they were conspicuously absent when Apple updated the rest of its hardware portfolio just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy.

They were conspicuously unsound in defence, however, when McCulloch scored.

Concrete structures lost in natural landscapes, they are conspicuously out of place.

They also conspicuously don't mention the industries that are such an important part of Tottenham.

They include, conspicuously, members of the Tea Party movement, taking their inspiration from the colonial patriots who resisted British taxation.