| Typically these outlanders are lampooned for their conspicuous consumption and lack of community commitment. |
| Equating conspicuous consumption with hospitality, Beverly pours endless drinks down everyone's throats. |
| It is all conspicuous consumption of premium champagne, BMWs and surface flash. |
| The disaster occurred at a time of year when we have just wallowed in a shameful orgy of over-indulgence and conspicuous consumption. |
| If this conspicuous consumption made people more contented, I would be less inclined to question it. |
| In Thailand, a cappuccino costs the equivalent of three bowls of noodles, enhancing its potential for conspicuous consumption. |
