The Government made no announcement, and state-run news media were conspicuously silent.

They have remained conspicuously silent about whether insurers should pay for such prescriptions.

For months, he remained conspicuously silent on the stadium despite being asked repeatedly by reporters for his position.

"You've been conspicuously silent through all this," he accused.

At other times they are conspicuously silent about obvious implausibilities.

Ever since, the outside world has remained conspicuously silent.

Nash, next to her, was conspicuously silent as he read and reread the Bible.

Darian looked up, and out at the villagers, who were conspicuously silent.

Victoria still stood near the doorway, conspicuously silent as though she hadn't quite decided if what Tessa had said was the truth or not.

On the complex differences of social class, gender and ethnicity, Ramp ton was conspicuously silent.