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Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is a treatise of economics and sociology, and a critique of conspicuous consumption as a function of...

The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (e.g., government-operated)...

symptoms in schizophrenia. Negative symptoms are those conspicuous by their absence—lack of concern for one's appearance, and lack of language and communication...

from conspicuous consumption in mating contexts due to its hypothesized ability to demonstrate the commitment of one’s partner and signal one’s mate quality...

leisure class. To engage in conspicuous leisure is to openly display one's wealth and status, as productive work signified the absence of pecuniary strength...

(or the ball stopped by the tackler's foot), and penalties, free kicks and cards are assessed (or are conspicuous by their absence). A sliding tackle is...

Speedway's unique banked corner. After a high-flying 2004 season the most conspicuous drop in performance after Ferrari was BAR-Honda, who were banned from...

the environment. However, the conspicuousness of the focal point depends on time, place and people themselves. It may not be a definite solution. The existence...

the body from view. In 2014, "Green Boots" was moved to a less conspicuous location by a Chinese team. Biography portal List of people who died climbing...

compilation of Taoist sayings by many hands", with an author being invented afterwards. The book's conspicuous absence of a central Master figure place...

will not notice it until asked to pay attention. The dots are highly conspicuous against any monochromatic blue background of a wavelength of around 430 nm...

15 September 2023. "At Thani Oruvan 2 Puja Ceremony, Jayam Ravi Conspicuous By Absence". News18. 24 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March...

The planes fly in a formation with a space where one plane should be, symbolizing the person's absence. Though similar formations have occurred as early...

replacement would be "a gentleman of integrity, ability and colonial experience, qualities that unfortunately have been 'conspicuous in their absence'". The New...

which in some cases may be partly due to the absence of part or all of the proopiomelanocortin gene. The Labrador Retriever is one of the more commonly affected...

and repellant on his home ground. In The Last Battle, Susan is conspicuous by her absence. Peter says that she is "no longer a friend of Narnia". Thus,...

added) It emerges a bit further on that this concern for one's soul, that one's soul might be in the best possible state, amounts to acquiring moral virtue...

man's world. Unwilling to participate in New York City high society, conspicuous consumption, or business partnerships, she may have been eccentric and...

testosterone. DHT may also be synthesized from progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone via the androgen backdoor pathway in the absence of testosterone. Relative...

natural objects and the forces of nature. Wabi-sabi can be described as "the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional...