Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.

若没有个解决方案，像休·戈弗雷这样的人就会继续争斗。

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Absent a bubble, there is no tendency for IOs to be used.

如果不存在泡沫，就没有使用IOS的倾向。

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Absent a pledge by Israel to maintain the building moratorium, the Palestinians refused to come to the negotiating table.

因为缺少以色列保持停工状态的承诺，巴勒斯坦拒绝来到谈判桌旁。

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University-level research papers, she says,are now being peppered with casual phrases like "you know" and words like "guy" informal usages that were absent almost a decade ago.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

Three legislators were absent from the vote. It is the first time a government is ousted since the country came to existence, after the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia in 1993.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

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

Absent a doc fix, many more physicians would surely join them on the sidelines.

FORBES: Forget The Doctor Fix, We Need A Medicare Fix

But absent a buyout, there are plenty of contorted ways to get referrals anyway.

FORBES: Beams and Schemes

There are a number of virtues to small businesses, even absent a special role as job creators.

WSJ: Do Small Businesses Deserve Their Reputation as Job Creators?