Chapter 17 is an exploration of the absence of a bloodline and the absence of a history.

Dear Arnold, after an absence of six years

Injustice is why there is an absence of Utopia.

The absence of an equitable system is being felt increasingly.

In the absence of an exit mechanism, this would have catastrophic consequences.

Many people attribute these failures partly to an absence of American leadership.

The absence of a single coordinating body resulted in an inefficient system.

She noted an absence of explicit protection of Convention rights under domestic law.

(f) There was an absence of both technical capability and equipment necessary for such an investigation.

He observed that the difficulty was the absence of a determination of an illegality by an authoritative organ.

There was an absence of national involvement in the identification and design of projects.

The absence of an independent Constitutional Court and Supreme Court was extremely worrying.

In the absence of an arrest warrant, his subsequent detention was also unlawful.

Subject matter Unequal taxation of commuters using company cars Alleged absence of an effective remedy

However this body is still non existent because of the absence of an enabling Act.

Consider the absence of an early tsunami warning system in the worst affected countries.

The absence of an effective soft power component undercut the strategic response to terrorism.

This translates to an absence of expertise in the judiciary to deal with children.

The whole place was absolutely silent, but the silence wasn't an absence of noise.

Among youth at risk, there is a loss of connectedness and an absence of anchoring values.

That instability often results in the absence of an adequate role model for the children.

Fruitful negotiations require an atmosphere of hope and confidence, a clear political perspective and an absence of violence and arbitrary actions.

In the absence of assurances of such an outcome, a presidential level meeting should not be tried.

Let us therefore be realistic and not make the absence of consensus an excuse for inaction.

In the absence of an acceptable attribution rule, attribution of a signature should be a matter of proof.

Absence of State party submissions

Total absence of official investigations

At the very least, there has to be an absence of violent opposition, including the threat of secession.

In the absence of an actual world government, this can be done only through cooperation among states.

He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.

The easiest difference for a machine to detect is simply a presence versus an absence of something.

Above all, there was an absence of any performance measures or targets in assessing the efficiency of procurement activities.

I wish to welcome the delegation of South Africa, which has joined us after an absence of many years.

It is also because many videos that emerge are created with an absence of context, editing, or explanation.

We wish to stress that our proposal would be valid only in the absence of such an analysis.

Procedures in the absence of notification

absence of the accused was deliberate.

Until anesthesia, the absence of sensation.

I take a leave of absence.

Opponents of recent economic policy rebel against the hypothesis that an absence of government intervention and support could produce an economic decline of that magnitude today.

Polling day was marked by a high turnout of voters (70 per cent) and an absence of major security incidents.

57. The majority of the refugees from Uganda and Burundi are returning to Rwanda following an absence of many years.

The daughter of Xi Jinping, the presumptive future leader who has now reemerged from an unexplained absence, is attending Harvard under an assumed name.

d) The Committee regrets that there is an absence of an effective machinery to enforce the rights recognized by the Constitution and claim remedies.

Faced with absence.