status-conscious

In the more status-conscious parts of the San Francisco Bay area -- namely those enjoying a mini-boom in hightech -- foreclosure still carries a burden of shame, but the concern about being a "loser" far outweighs any moral concerns.

Nicholas Carroll: The Accelerating Shift in Attitudes Towards Home Walkaways Nicholas Carroll 2011

Moreover, in a "very status-conscious" place like China, second-hand cars don't have the same cachet as new cars, Mr. Yang says.

China's Next Milepost: Used Cars Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

First tooth arrives - a maxillary lateral incisor - though status-conscious parents describe it to relatives as a bicuspid.

Gregory Beyer: Life of Bro: A Chronology Gregory Beyer 2011

For example, some status-conscious consumers have placed solar panels on the highly visible street side of their houses even though the best location for capturing the sun's rays was in the back of their homes.

Edward Flattau: Conspicuous Conservation Edward Flattau 2012

First tooth arrives - a maxillary lateral incisor - though status-conscious parents describe it to relatives as a bicuspid.

Gregory Beyer: Life of Bro: A Chronology Gregory Beyer 2011

The Chinese company also faces competition from well-known names such as Samsung, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd.—all of which have more cachet than Huawei with status-conscious Nigerian consumers.

Nigeria Gives Huawei a Place to Prove Itself Will Connors 2011

There is utterly no purpose to these lame "gotchas," except that Olbermann is so desperately insecure that he is willing to waste valuable airtime in order to convince other status-conscious idiots that he is, like, scary-smart.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

The "like" button began on the website FriendFeed in 2007, appeared on Facebook in 2009, began spreading everywhere from YouTube to Amazon to most major news sites last year, and has now been officially embraced by Google as the agreeable, supportive and more status-conscious "+1."

The Insidious Evils of 'Like' Culture Neil Strauss 2011

Many young diners are keen to skip shark fin soup at wedding banquets, a popular occasion for the dish, but feel obliged to include it because of their status-conscious parents and grandparents who see the delicacy as a must-have at such occasions.

Ban on Shark Fin Soup Advances Through Asia Jason Chow 2012

Even the narrator, Gina Moynihan, who stands edge-on to this world, and derides her status-conscious sister for minding that the woman three doors down at Brittas Bay has wooden blinds on her mobile-home windows, nourishes her own "Sunday-supplement dreams".

The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright – review 2011