| Surrounded by nice quiet things and an utter absence of familiarity, I went up the wall. |
| Some more of the team had arrived during our absence, and looked at the pictures of the party. |
| In the absence of firm evidence and reliable facts, it is that line which tends to be followed. |
| In my father's absence he likes to visit my mother, most of the time for no reason. |
| In the absence of any treatable cause, the best that can be offered is control of the symptoms. |
| The absence of a smoke detector in the room has prompted an immediate investigation. |
