Old established friends are notably absent, so it's a good opportunity to make new contacts.

老朋友们显然都已不在身边，所以这是结交新朋友的一个好机会。

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Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent minded actions for a fortnight.

史密斯教授最近说服了35人，其中23人是女性，在两周内让他们把自己所有心不在焉的行为记在日记里。

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Negotiations with the House of Representatives to craft a final bill for President Obama will be difficult because of some major differences, notably the House bill's provision for a government-run health insurance option, absent from the Senate measure.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

So what we mean by that is we would not support a short-term extension absent an agreement to a larger deal.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

What I will say, to be clear, is that we believe a short-term extension absent an agreement to a larger deal is unacceptable.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Mega state funds such as Kentucky and Illinois are so grossly underfunded that their demise is inevitable within a few years, absent a bail-out, and thousands of local public funds are teetering.

FORBES: PBGC Should Investigate Causes of Pension Failures