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Some of the graves have metal plates inscribed with a name and date of birth and death – though many do not as Islamic clerics do not encourage ostentation.

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The last time I was in New York, the then prime minister – with more than a splash of ostentation – took us reporters to the top of the Empire State Building for interviews.

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The museum was housed on a plain business campus with none of the ostentation and branding excess of American tech campuses.

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They may also look askance at displays of ostentation like designer gowns and showstopping wedding cakes.

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Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall, his arm movements lacked ostentation and could barely be seen from behind.

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