Sentences with phrase «about my absence from»

Before we get started on the tuna let's talk about my absence from blogging the last couple weeks.

Cuomo, who has a fraught relationship with the mayor, took a swipe at him when asked about his absence from the VIP - studded list.

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Following my concern about their absence from some of the research material and related discussions, this is a welcome and important inclusion which has improved the report's relevance and credibility.

Not exact matches

This suggests that newcomers prefer direct information from the supervisor when forming opinions about the supervisor, but in the absence of this information they will use observed ingratiation as a substitute for direct information.

Concerned about Modlin's potentially long absence from work, Lowell turned the claim over to an outside company, Intracorp, that manages workers» compensation cases with an eye to containing costs.

And in the absence of an agenda to argue about, there are only various scandals to wonder about and trivialities to chase in the interests of distracting from those scandals.

Luckey's departure follows a lengthy period of absence from public view brought about by a Daily Beast piece revealing his involvement and funding of a pro-Trump troll group called Nimble America.

«We are very concerned about the heavy influence of corporate and pro-business interests, the under - representation of independent voices, and the complete absence of representation from both labour groups and environmental organizations.»

The re-assuring signs about China's economic growth, along with the absence of protectionist measures so far from the Trump administration, have helped create a better backdrop for many emerging markets in recent months.

But in a major shift away from the previous Saudi - led policy of maintaining production to squeeze high - cost US shale - oil producers, OPEC countries agreed to target a lower level of 32.5 — 33.0 million barrels a day, although there was some skepticism about the absence of details on which members would curb output and by how much, which were delayed until the next meeting in November.

«I hope the Brits have better luck than Canadians in convincing Mark Carney to address concerns raised about the absence of women from that nation's bank notes,» said author and historian Merna Forster, one of the Canadian activists.

A friend of mine who was taken from her family by the Scoop testifies about sisters and brothers she's never met, a mother who fell apart in their absence (who wouldn't?)

From a Christian perspective, one of the striking things about the film and the book series is the absence of explicit religion or references to God.

Moreover, the absence of duties to others follows from the absence of grounds for reasoned agreement about the good.

I would go further: in the absence of such historical controls, we are lured into just the kind of dubious suppositions — for example, about allegedly increased defections from oldline to conservative — that have plagued recent discussions.

There's potential here for a political edge, too, one that was absent from the old series (that absence is fine, for the record, but it is worth thinking about a version of The Office that plays with more than just boss / employee relationships).

From my viewpoint (atheist) god's tangible absence confirms that he does not exist or does not care about human affairs.

The absence of all of this dimension from books like Ecumenism Today says a great deal about ecumenism today.

By this time, it also became clear to the missionary enterprise that it was no longer possible to discuss profitably, in an international meeting, the building of the Kingdom of God in India or China or Africa with the almost complete absence of Indians or Chinese or Africans.9 In a statement before the Conference, the IMC hoped that Jerusalem would afford an opportunity, for the first time, for the representatives of the older and younger churches to consider together how the relationship between the churches might be made mutually helpful.10 Out of the two hundred and thirty one members at the Jerusalem Conference, only fifty - two (about one - fourth) were from the younger churches.

«There were also complaints about their priest's refusal to support Cafod [this, Fr Finigan explains, is because of Cafod's support for condoms as a means of combating HIV], his expenditure on traditional vestments and other clerical garb, the absence of a parish council and failure to account to parishioners how money from the collection plate was being spent» [in other words, possible corruption]

I retain a memory of him from that occasion, an image at once vivid and tiny, as if seen through the wrong end of a telescope: Hyung Goo, very slight and sober, talking quietly and deliberately about his father's absence from the family when he was young.

In the absence of an ice - cream machine, I turned to a no - churn recipe, which I learned about from Sarah.

Colombian striker Radamel Falcao could be on his way out of Manchester United, with his absence from the side during Sunday's 1 - 0 loss against Southampton fueling speculation about his exit.

I am talking about the unexpected and unexplained absence of Gabriel from the pre-season game in Lens.

Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.

Some theories about this idea might range from the fact that this might be the only way to insert VDW and Auro Jr together, to the absences of Chris Mavinga and Justin Morrow.

Zordich hasn't been happy about Hill's absence from practices but he has been pleased with what Thomas has done with the opportunity.

On Sunday, the Brazilian was dropped from Chelsea's squad to face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, and manager Antonio Conte appeared to question the 30 - year - old defender's future at the club after being asked about his absence.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte may have tried to explain the absence of David Luiz from the game against Manchester United as a tactical decision, but he wasn't really able to convince many people about it.

Grant is missing key and influential players in just about every area of the pitch ranging from the absence of David James in goal to John Utaka up front, while there are a good three or four midfielders currently on the treatment table.

Rabiu concedes that he would welcome the opportunity to take on a new challenge and his absence from training at Evian since Monday suggests he could be about to get his wish.

• In Norway, mothers» absence due to sickness is reduced by about 5 — 10 % from an average level of 20 % in families where fathers take longer leave (Bratberg and Naz, 2009).

In other words, the MOST important piece of information, the information we MUST have in order to draw conclusions about safety is missing from the new paper and its absence is both inexplicable and impossible to justify.

Claims about the absence of colic among hunter - gatherers often concern groups like the San or Baka, peoples who show evidence of long - term genetic isolation from surrounding agricultural populations (Verdu et al 2009; Tishkoff 2004).

Obstacles to initiation and continuation of breastfeeding include insufficient prenatal education about breastfeeding132, 133; disruptive hospital policies and practices134; inappropriate interruption of breastfeeding135; early hospital discharge in some populations136; lack of timely routine follow - up care and postpartum home health visits137; maternal employment138, 139 (especially in the absence of workplace facilities and support for breastfeeding) 140; lack of family and broad societal support141; media portrayal of bottle feeding as normative142; commercial promotion of infant formula through distribution of hospital discharge packs, coupons for free or discounted formula, and some television and general magazine advertising143, 144; misinformation; and lack of guidance and encouragement from health care professionals.135, 145,146

• Key quotes from the NAO report: o «The source of many problems has been the absence of a detailed view of how Universal Credit is meant to work» [page 33] o «The Department is unable to explain to us why it originally decided to aim for national roll - out from October 2013» [Para 3.7] o «In early 2013, it (DWP) did not have a convincing strategic plan in place» [3.35] o «It is unlikely that UC will be as simple or cheap to administer as originally intended» [15, summary] o «the Department has not achieved value for money... wider concerns about the Department's ability to deal with weak programme management, over-optimistic timescales and a lack of openness about progress.»

Reflecting the growing concern about the target's absence from the Bill, on 16 May the former Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton CBE, said «it is vital that the target be restored.

The absence of the information about house movements on the back of the bedroom tax — called a «spare room subsidy» by the government — raises questions about arguments from ministers that the policy was designed to save money and free up existing stock to cut housing queues.

Asked about Obama's and Biden's notable absence from the Pennsylvania campaign trail in recent weeks, Rendell said it might be «because their last minute appearances in New Jersey and Virginia and Massachusetts didn't serve too much good.»

Hawkins, 57, of 410 W. Beard Ave., has taken a leave of absence from his job at UPS, where he works four - hour shifts loading trucks until about 3 a.m..

Thompson took a leave of absence from Abramson about a year ago to begin his post as president and chief executive officer at Sloan - Kettering and formally left Abramson at the end of October this year.

Dr Burgess added: «Amongst our allied health professions, what we did know about from decades of research and hundreds of case studies, is that bilateral damage to the hippocampal and / or diencephalon structures causes profound amnesia, and in the absence of apparent structural damage to these structures, it left an explanation widely open to speculation.

«In our experience, most misunderstandings from scientific research come from an absence of meaning and context... [and] Preparing and scrutinising papers for publication is a vital part of establishing the meaning and context,» says Tracey Brown of the pressure group Sense About Science.

Physicians reported that their greatest uncertainty comes from absence of information about patient costs (53 percent), insurance restrictions (40 percent) and different names for the same test (20 percent).

Pomerantz said what made the photo go viral is that in the absence of information about the source of illumination, people will vary widely on what they guess from questionably accurate sources, like shadows cast on the dress.

When high temperatures and the absence of oxygen are used to bring about the decomposition of biomass residue from agricultural products such as grains, the result is a charcoal - rich substance called biochar.

The absence of crustal deformation from Tharsis means the seas would have been shallower, holding about half the water of earlier estimates.

In fact, the diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered higher carb on the nut scale), avocado, grass fed butter, coconut oil, olive oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the diet that make concurrent consumption of fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly carb - restricted and moderate protein diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry about increases in cholesterol, but focus on the size of the cholesterol particles (bigger is better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic well.

What's intriguing about the series is the absence of a visible enemy — with a citywide communication breakdown, hardly anything is known about the status of the rest of America — and the focus on keeping citizens from becoming their own worst enemies