Absent decisions on those issues, the government will have fewer resources and be more dependent on foreign lenders — increasingly the Chinese.
One possible explanation for this pattern of results is that observers made an internal target-absent decision and ceased active search but delayed making a target-absent response to avoid a speeding ticket.
Absent a decision by Congress to rewrite the underlying statute, the justices have no basis now to alter a system that has worked for 30 years.
"Absent a decision by this court, the election results from Florida could lack finality and legitimacy," the brief said, adding: "The consequence may be the ascension of a president of questionable legitimacy, or a constitutional crisis.
Absent this decision it would be premature to speculate about pricing".
Analyses of variance of the overall RT and error data with the within-subjects factors of Sound (Present vs. Absent) and Decision (Hard vs. Easy; i.e., clips ending at contact vs. clips ending after contact, respectively) were performed.
The thinking among business experts is that having women and other groups often absent from decision-making roles should make companies more competitive.
Children's views of their illness often are absent in decisions that affect their lives.
In Bangladesh, women account for only one-fifth of the health services and are mostly nurses; they tend to be absent from decision-making positions [ 61].
Research on leadership has converged on the existence of three general styles of leaders: transformational leaders who inspire and mentor their subordinates, transactional leaders who largely reinforce the rules of the organization, and laissez-faire leaders who are essentially absent when decisions need to be made (Lowe et al., 1996; Bass, 1999).
The problem with implementing your policy outside the home, however, at work or at friends' houses, is that absent a group decision to stop flushing, your unilateral act might offend people who are unaware of its noble intentions.
