The idea that the disposition of the dead, loved or unloved, is a matter of personal choice, absent the commitment of belief and the burden of history, is an illusion of a cockeyed and shortsighted present.
Absent that commitment and that leadership, it will not happen elsewhere.
The songs moved people, showed them a new style of commitment that had been increasingly absent in rock, and sure enough, in shockingly short order, the group's popularity found them living under the white heat of scrutiny.
"A preliminary investigation absent a commitment to prosecute violations of the law is simply anemic.
Although skipper Ed Joyce is absent because of international commitments with Ireland, their hopes of taking top spot received an immediate boost when Trescothick was caught behind off the second ball of the game before England discard Compton edged Magoffin to first slip in the next over.
Owning an island requires a lot of commitment, says Frits Hannenberg, who manages small island resorts for absent owners.
Questions about the instructors' level of commitment to the course were evident from behaviors such as: "absent," "tardy," "unprepared/unorganized," "keeps students overtime," and "deviates from syllabus".
And it is also suspiciously absent from Labour's manifesto for the elections on 4 June, raising questions about the level of commitment.
The projected growth of Medicare and (to a lesser extent) Social Security are threats to both American solvency and conservative principle, and absent a commitment to entitlement reform, there can be no fiscal conservatism worthy of the name.
Sancho, who was another key figure in qualifying, is also absent because of club commitments.
Is it simply a lack of commitment?
