The other NATO leaders eventually went on without him, and he was absent for both ceremonies.
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Others penalize students who are caught tweeting or texting by marking them absent for the day.
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With respect to insurance companies, natural disasters have been absent for the most part of 2012.
This performance sedan takes GM back to its roots, reviving a rear-wheel-drive tradition absent for 17 years.
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Michael Vaughan, Simon Jones, Ashley Giles are all nursing injuries at home, while Marcus Trescothick is absent for personal reasons.
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He apologizes for having been absent for the past couple of days, but no one seems to care very much.
Jaguar said it had been "absent for too long" from making sports cars, with the last, its E-Type, made in 1975.
Payton was absent for the meeting's first day but was allowed to come by league rules, since his suspension doesn't begin until April 1.
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The musical talent show has changed its judging line-up this year, with Simon Cowell absent for the first time and replaced by Gary Barlow.
When questioned, the manager said he assumed Williams was absent for a legitimate reason that he had forgotten about, even though he missed several meetings.
Little will be absent for six weeks with a hamstring injury.
He will also be absent for next month's Carling Cup final against Arsenal after featuring for Villa in their match with Blackburn in the third round.
The Welsh government issued guidance in 2011 which states that the disappearance of young people from care should be reported if they are absent for more than six hours or after midnight.
Yet HBO's "Thrones" was shut out of best drama here, and co-star Peter Dinklage, who won the Emmy last year, was absent for best supporting despite having arguably better material this round.
Walker's injury, after he went down awkwardly in a tackle with Senior, was a cruel blow with Shaun Briscoe, Ben Galea, Scott Murrell, Ben Cockayne and Jake Webster already absent for the Robins.
The Knicks didn't want to worry about any future decisions after Saturday's abrupt end to their season, choosing instead to focus on the achievements that had been absent for so long in New York.
It could have been so much worse for Sunderland in a first half totally dominated by a Liverpool team oozing with the confidence that had been so starkly absent for much of this season.
Furthermore, the market is demonstrating some fear that has been largely absent for the past 14 months, which means an investor must think twice before devoting more capital to stocks in this market climate.
The ECB originally estimated Pietersen would be absent for six weeks and he has been named in England's initial 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, which begins in South Africa on 22 September.
The 29-year-old has played in every Fulham game in the Premier League this season but missed their victory over Stoke City because of his foot problem and will now be absent for their four remaining fixtures.
Inflation in the cost of cosmetic surgery is largely absent, for the same reason.
Absent, for of course no public servant would bunk off work to fill out an online survey.
Inflationin the cost of cosmetic surgery is largely absent, for the same reason.
The result was left in no doubt when the outside-half put Gear into space and the winger ghosted through an absent defence for his third try in as many Tests.
And for four months of the year (from 20 April to 21 August), the sun rarely nears the horizon and never sets, even as the sun is absent entirely for the four-month night (26 October to 16 February) when the Aurora Borealis dances across the sky.
Jocelyn Davies AM, standing in for the absent leader, attacked the first minister for not outlining his government's programme for the new assembly term.
Uniquely among the states, Wisconsin has decided that lone mothers can keep all the support they receive from their child's father: this creates an incentive for mothers to help chase absent dads, and for the dads to pay up.
The best known name in supercomputing has been oddly absent from commercial business for several years, although not necessarily absent from the news.
For starters, the rear pillar has been reinforced to give total support for the absent top, to accommodate an automatic protection system for passengers, and to provide the engine compartment with ample ventilation.
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