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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But one can only take just so much wretched excess and conspicuous consumption .
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Even so, a significant number of takeover bids were probably no more than a form of corporate conspicuous consumption .
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Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption .
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Similarly, conspicuous consumption or display is now regarded as an acceptable form of behaviour.
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The creative ones turned their backs on conspicuous consumption and decided in favor of a simpler, personalized lifestyle.
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The emergence of stratified societies culminating in states increased conspicuous consumption of precious substances.
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They're young and poor and the patriarchal culture they inherit and the conspicuous consumption of their contemporaries sanctions their irresponsibility.
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What better forum for conspicuous consumption than the locker-room or the golf club car-park?