What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.

For days Ailie had an absent eye and a sad face, and it so fell out that in all that time young Heriotside, who had scarce missed a day, was laid up with a broken arm and never came near her.

The Applause he met with exceeds all belief of the Absent.

That very sense of longing, of yearning for the absent, which 'nostalgia' conveys to us now.

Absent taxes modern governments cannot function.

If the accused refuse upon demand to pay money or deliver property (absent any excuse or excusing circumstance) which came into his hands as a bailee, such refusal might well constitute some evidence of conversion, with the requisite fraudulent intent required by the statute.

the Princess Caroline case […] established that – absent a measurable ‘public interest’ in publication – she was safe from being photographed while out shopping.

About 25 percent of Russia’s large farms continue to be unprofitable, and that number would be considerably higher absent government subsidies and assistance programs.

And the distraction-management software Freedom offers a mode that won’t unlock affected apps absent a telephone-support call.

California cannot promulgate regulations that are inconsistent with US federal laws absent an explicit waiver from the federal government.

Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.

If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined.

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