noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bemoan the lack/absence/loss of sth
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an article bemoaning the lack of sports facilities in the area
enforced absence/separation etc
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a period of enforced isolation
lament the lack/absence/decline etc of sth
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Steiner lamented the lack of public interest in the issue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
complete
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I have complete absence of remorse in this saturation of pleasure.
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One was the complete absence of physical evidence.
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The complete absence from her novels of condescension is the secret of her popularity.
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I have assumed a complete absence of proofreading.
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These difficulties were exacerbated by the almost complete absence of indigenous, vertically-integrated companies.
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Clostridium bacteria can grow only in the complete absence of oxygen, so they have been found in contaminated cans of food.
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Often it means a complete absence of thought, theory or conscious plan.
conspicuous
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One name conspicuous by its absence was that of Nigel Kneale, whom Whitaker contacted very early on.
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Her son, Herschel, who lived in rural Michigan, was conspicuous in his absence .
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In fact, they are conspicuous by their absence .
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His distinguishing trait is an unwavering moral compass, conspicuous by its absence in college basketball.
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And finally, these statements are characterised by a conspicuous absence of facts to bolster such assertions.
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Calculations of the social marginal costs and benefits of cutting back pollution tend to be conspicuous by their absence .
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If I have any qualification, it is that contemporary work is conspicuous by its absence .
long
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But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.
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Sharpe discovered that before his long absences through injury and illness.
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Hilary was depressed at your long absence .
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Was there any reason for this long absence ?
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Grade differences in long absences were reduced by 11% for men and by 36% for women after adjustment.
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The trends in long absences across the grades, however, were reduced by only 5% for men and 15% for women.
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Movingly, he finds his father, and the reason for his long absence .
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She heard his low voice as he spoke to them, greeted them after his long absence .
total
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Furthermore, there appears to be a total absence of dentine, which is unexpected if conodonts are vertebrates.
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Jesse Jackson descended upon Hollywood to protest the almost total absence of black and minority nominees.
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The survey is perhaps also significant for the total absence of any importance being placed on welfare law work.
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An aspect of this story was the total absence of the Doctor from Episodes Three and Four.
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What has been striking over the past few weeks is the almost total absence of diplomacy.
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In the total absence of black dancers, Covent Garden lags behind other ballet companies in the West.
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In the almost total absence of information there can be no interest in systematizing procedures in the manner of the Victoria Centre.
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Note particularly the total absence of adverbs.
■ NOUN
sickness
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These risk factors accounted for about one third of the grade differences in sickness absence .
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The grade differences in sickness absence were present in all age groups.
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Conclusion - Large grade differences in sickness absence parallel socioeconomic differences in morbidity and mortality found in other studies.
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It was possible to examine sickness absence within an organisation with a single sickness absence policy.
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Participants who smoked also had higher rates of short and long spells of sickness absence compared with non-smokers.
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The relation between alcohol consumption and sickness absence will be reported elsewhere.
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One estimate puts the cost in terms of sickness absence alone at over £700 million a year.
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For women, there was no clear relation between alcohol consumption and sickness absence .
■ VERB
explain
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I can most clearly explain it in terms of the absences of thinking and doing.
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It fails to explain the absence of comparable patterns among single and divorced women.
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She had not even phoned them that morning to explain her absence .
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It explained the absence of city water and telephone service in the cigarette subdivision: The developer had foolishly overspent on bribes.
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This may explain the absence of methane in the breath of 40-50% of western populations.
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Furthermore, there was no affidavit explaining their absence .
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How does she explain Dad's absence to the children?
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And it explains your absences from the council quite nicely.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be conspicuous by your/its absence
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If I have any qualification, it is that contemporary work is conspicuous by its absence.
leave of absence
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Arienne is taking a leave of absence to do a Master's degree.
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As the Gay situation unraveled, reserve guard Charlie Taylor was granted an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons.
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I could take a leave of absence from graduate study for one year and still have my fellowship held for me.
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I would have been pleased had Peter been somewhat hesitant to grant me a one-week leave of absence.
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In 1624 he obtained leave of absence from the University and served as a Member of Parliament.
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Morales said his leave of absence from the district runs out May 23.
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Patrick Brady, 28, took a leave of absence from Gov.
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They say she was not fired, but failed to return after a leave of absence.
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Whether this entitles the House to exclude a peer on leave of absence has not been tested.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Malone's absences have made it difficult on the rest of the team.
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The Russian flag was waving again after an absence of 74 years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the absence of pressing problems he improvises his activities, working the case he wants to work.
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Poverty and the absence of hope are real causes for anti-social behaviour.
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Still, the hows and whys of their absences are less important than the absences themselves.
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The absence of mathematics eliminates any advance treatment, but it could serve as an introduction text and as a source document.
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The model developed in the paper also pinpoints the conditions required for union existence in the absence of coercion.
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The superstitious 35-year-old singer and impressionist was remanded on bail in his absence charged with affray.
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There were 103 cases of caretaker absence or incapacity, she said.