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The first was the primary cause, and in its absence a truce with the enemy would have been difficult.

Oliver is now studying tumors in which the PIDD gene has been knocked out, to see if its absence hinders drug resistance.

But it has to happen soon enough to give people hope. In its absence, failure is not just likely. It is close to a certainty.

But the broader appetite for government regulation is at a low ebb, and the reputation of barbers seems to be doing fine it in its absence.

pack artillery might do it if it were available, but in its absence, the recoilless weapons are the main hope.

While good documentation has no substitute, you can offset its absence by having the ability to navigate the process in an abstract fashion.

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.

It is one of the first casualties when systems are computerized, and its absence is a key contributor to the inhumanity of digital systems.

It has become usual to think of Detroit as again not meant for people, though today the culprit is not belching industry but its absence.

This sense of entitlement is crucial to understanding why people misbehave in high office. In its absence, abuses will be less likely.

There is one exception, but it's such a big one that it would be conspicuous by its absence.

A speech on June 13th on "responsibility" , in which he deplored its absence among some bankers and welfare claimants, was a start.

On the latter, it remains silent, with the word "leverage" notable by its absence in Mr Blankfein's lament.

Rhythm, one of the most essential elements of music, and usually conspicuous by its absence in amateur playing, is emphasised throughout.

By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images.

And in its absence, experts on housing finance say that fewer borrowers would qualify for the best interest rates.

If after a time the emotion goes away, spend some time noticing what its absence feels like.

Google is currently testing out a new user interface design in Finland and the button is conspicuous by its absence.

A national debate over the economic and moral costs of this exchange is noteworthy for its absence.

Its absence renders the monkeys color-blind, unable to distinguish reds and green.

What is evident by its absence in the painting is not the lost home but the missing rider implied through the empty saddle.

A powerful Universal truth is simply this: you cannot attract the presence of something wanted when predominantly aware of its absence.

Shadows indicate the presence of light as well as its absence.

In the big technological battle for hearts, minds and market share, Microsoft is notable mainly by its absence.

Nothing too fancy or showy, of course, and also nothing too clearly marked with real-world signs of status or its absence.

However the turbulent history of the past century, including the controversies of the Mao years, was conspicuous by its absence.

But it does have value and its absence has consequences.

Despite its absence of long-tail fodder, Mahalo's traffic has grown steadily since it launched last June.

Its absence leaves theories in the realm of speculation, and worse, poor data can lead you down blind alleys.

But one sector was conspicuous by its absence from the plan: government departments.

The Conservatives' leaders want to keep Britain in the EU but seem relaxed about its absence from key discussions on economic policy.

Liberty unlocks a people's full potential, while its absence breeds unrest.

Name of the policy file or the fact of its absence.

Yet despite its absence of startling revelations, the diary is useful.

But this narrow focus is also a reason that broader disarmament been conspicuous by its absence.

The true value of positive audible feedback is that its absence is an extremely effective problem indicator.

Some such "parks" are accidents of settlement, or its absence.

The study of human behaviour has been conspicuous by its absence from the climate change debate.

unlike most seasonings, is more noticeable by its absence than its presence.

We thrive in the presence of nature and suffer in its absence.

People get a big chunk of their identity from work, and in its absence, you need to redefine yourself.

You can test for its absence by checking for the value Zero.

And in its absence, unrest festers.

"The Big Bang Theory" is off this week for the Thanksgiving holiday -- what are you going to do during its absence this Thanksgiving?

It works very well, and its absence under Managed Extensions was sorely missed.

Anger is not only inevitable, it is necessary. Its absence means indifference, the most disastrous of all human failings.

Over time and with age, the holiday became not only about celebrating family, but also recognising its absence.

People who can't see the image need a description they can read in its absence.

There is, he says, "a tendency to confuse absence of evidence for a proposition as evidence of its absence" .

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