The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.

世界冠军的缺席使这场比赛变得胜负难定。

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That was originally driven partly by the absence of good micropayment systems.

根本上来说，这个理由只是部分基于优秀的小额付款服务系统的缺失。

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For example, using wireless technology to avoid the constraint posed by the absence of land lines.

例如，使用无线技术来避免因没有固定线路所造成的限制。

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"On the operations we are having at the moment, it is completely wrong to say that the loss of lives has been caused by the absence of helicopters,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.22

Okay? So those are the basic note values normally with a duple division but we can superimpose triple by using a dot and the absence of sound.

清楚了吗,这些就是基本的音符值,一般是双倍形式分配,但我们可以把它添加为三倍形式的,通过加上附点当然还有休止符

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They say they do not think Iran will engage seriously in the absence of what would be a fourth round of sanctions by the U.N.Security Council.

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They had to work in a primitive kitchen darkened by the absence of reliable electricity.

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The situation is made even more complicated by the absence of a functioning Constitutional Court.

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America's immigration wars are expanding into the vacuum caused by the absence of a federal policy.

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