622 Quotes About Absence

In the long haul, the absence of any public scrutiny means the practice in the future could evolve into one that is an extremely uncompetitive, behind-the-scenes give away of work with the taxpayer not knowing whether a fair price is being paid. The current system may have flaws, but at least the public is assured of a competitive price.

That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter.

I'm going to meet them before this Friday. Maybe they have a good reason for their absence. I'm reserving my comment until after I meet with them,

We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that the utterer has forgotten its source.

Absence from the person you love is only healthy in theory.

Yes, I think we have created a culture in which there is a complete absence of piety of any kind. And piety was always an ingredient of culture.

Fabien was in great form at the moment. His absence is a bitter blow for the team.

The continued decline in the Present Situation Index suggests that consumers would tend to curb their spending in the absence of offsetting incentives, ... a significant deterioration in consumer attitudes.

We'd like to talk to him and see what he knows. He's conspicuous by his absence.