The absence of tight oversight has allowed makers of herbal products to flourish, particularly in Utah, where the dry desert air helps keep raw materials and pills and capsules fresh, and where land and skilled labor have been relatively inexpensive.

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The complete absence of a black middle class allowed most advertisers to ignore black tastes and aspirations.

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They argued that it was the absence of unions at charter schools that allowed administrators to make quick changes to staffing and scheduling in the pursuit of innovation.

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OBAMA'S DECISION shows that he has not allowed reality to interfere with his perception of the absence of a Palestinian state as the most urgent problem he faces in the Middle East.

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The much-publicised absence of Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir had allowed the 31-year-old an opportunity to come into the side, and he seized it with both hands.

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Once again, the Knicks struggled to contain Wizards point guard John Wall, who finished with 33 points, and they allowed 38 points in the paint, which is a sign of Chandler's absence.

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For the party of Reagan, his departure was the beginning of a long decline, and it is the absence of a similarly totemic figure, during the past twenty years, that has allowed the current resurgence of extremism.

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