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  • 41Conspicuous Gallantry Medal — This article is about the British military decoration. For Conspicuous Gallantry Medal of the Singapore Police Force, see Pingat Gagah Perkasa. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal …

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  • 42conspicuous conservation — n. Using technology to live more frugally and to conserve resources. conspicuous conservationism n. conspicuous conservationist n. Example Citations: Well designed and expensive state of the art machinery, from thermodynamically efficient… …

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  • 43conspicuous austerity — (kawn.SPIK.yoo.us AWS.tair.uh.tee) n. 1. Spending large quantities of money on goods and services that convey an image of simplicity or austerity. 2. A lifestyle in which a person openly and deliberately uses goods and services that convey a… …

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  • 44Conspicuous leisure — Idleness, by John William Godward, ca 1900 Conspicuous leisure is a term introduced by the American economist Thorstein Veblen, in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). The term denotes visible leisure for the sake of displaying social status.… …

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  • 45Conspicuous Gallantry Cross — Das Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Das Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) ist die zweithöchste Tapferkeitsauszeichnung der Streitkräfte des Vereinigten Königreichs nach dem Victoria Kreuz. Es wurde 1993 im Zuge einer Untersuchung des britischen… …

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  • 46conspicuous consumption — noun buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth • Hypernyms: ↑consumption, ↑economic consumption, ↑usance, ↑use, ↑use of goods and services * * * noun : lavish or wasteful spending regarded as establishing or enhancing… …

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  • 47Conspicuous Service Cross (New York) — The Conspicuous Service Cross is a decoration for military service awarded by the State of New York to members of the military who have also been awarded any of the following by the United States: [[File:NY State Conspicuous Service… …

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  • 48Conspicuous Gallantry Decoration (Rhodesia) — The Conspicuous Gallantry Decoration was Rhodesia s highest civil decoration and the second highest award available to members of the armed forces. It was awarded for acts of the highest gallantry and brave conduct of an outstanding order in a… …

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  • 49Conspicuous Only in its Absence — Infobox Album | Name = Conspicuous Only in Its Absence Type = Album Artist = The Great Society Released = 1968 Recorded = Genre = Psychedelic rock Length = Label = Columbia Records | Producer = Peter Abram Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… …

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  • 50conspicuous creation — n. The making of art, gifts, crafts, and household items in a showy, non subtle manner. Example Citation: She ll sell you lots of stuff, but basically Martha [Stewart] does not believe in store bought. She urges us to reject mass manufacturing… …

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