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The phrase "absence of making" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a lack of creation or production, but the wording is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The absence of making decisions led to confusion within the team."
Alternatives: "lack of creation" or "failure to produce".
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"In the absence of making gains with supermarkets, we're trying to take what's already there and make it better," said Jerry Jones, executive director of Hartford Food System, a 31-year-old nonprofit group in Connecticut.
Negative comments in both periods referred to the lack of checking for agreement or the absence of making a decision at all.
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So, in the absence of you making a choice, let's be clear that a choice gets made.
There is something stripped back, a comfortable-in-his-skin quality that the absence of make-up is merely a symptom of.
The absence of clear evidence makes such arguments inevitable.
"At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical," he explained.
Scott Clemmensen, who has become the No. 1 goaltender in the absence of Martin Brodeur, made 21 saves to earn his 20th win this season.
His absence of personality made him a formidable presence.
This absence of penetration makes for its own kind of poetry.
That absence of angst makes perfect sense in someone willing to venture into outer space.
Alfonso Soriano, the Yankees' shortstop in the absence of Derek Jeter, made his second error in three games.
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