And here we might suspect that the spirit of Scrooge is conscious government policy, not merely the unpleasant inclinations of one of its Ministers, whose utter absence of human compassion has been in the news before. (aec-cea.ca)
The complete and utter absence of work life balance: whether it's a Tuesday or a Saturday, we're always working. (icingandglitter.com)
Thus, its surrendering any control over that other will be interpreted, by those who understand genuine power to be a form of coercion, as the utter absence or even the «death» of God. (religion-online.org)