Sentences with phrase «large number of absences»

As with tensions in the chamber, having a large number of absences certainly isn't unheard of in the Capitol, but the issue seems to have been on display more than normal in the past couple of weeks.

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Because of the large number of business plans and related materials that we review, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, we can not accept responsibility for protecting against misuse or disclosure of any confidential or proprietary information or other materials in the absence of our express written agreement to do so.

Ellis noted with regret «the absence of a love of scholarship for its own sake among American Catholics, and that even among too large a number of Catholics who are engaged in higher education.

The Brazilian featured in 19 Premier League matches last term, with most of those coming because of injury absences, and he now finds himself with a large number of rivals for a starting place.

Among the large number of available studies measuring developmental achievements in relation to diet, no suggestions are ever made of any intellectual or other neurological detriments associated with absence of formula supplements or human milk fortifiers, even when there is slower premature infant growth.

As we have explained elsewhere, the degree of competition in the system for the election of committee chairs and members is limited by a number of factors that inhibit the potentially transformative effect of the 2010 reforms — including the absence of frontbenchers from candidacy and electorate, the fact that candidates from opposing parties can not compete against one another, and the large number of uncontested chairs.

«To our knowledge, no other chemical has been able to successfully lure mosquitoes to traps in large numbers in the absence of CO2, let alone at rates comparable with CO2,» the researchers report in their study.

While the study included a large number of vascular risk factors, no information was available on individual biomarkers, or migraine specifics such as the presence or absence of migraine aura.

They found that in the absence of the cloud, electromagnetic waves accelerated large numbers of electrons to high speed in Earth's inner radiation belt, causing a huge increase in radiation there.

Chandra's x-ray vision detects the presence of an unexpectedly large number of these exotic star systems within 47 Tucanae, but it also indicates the apparent absence of a large central black hole.

They didn't have any knowledge of nutrition, they weren't able to eat nutritious, calorie dense food whenever they wanted due to the absence of agriculture, and their immune systems were likely weaker than ours (living together in large numbers placed enormous selective pressure on our early agricultural ancestors to develop strong immune systems, keep in mind that early human civilizations did not have indoor plumbing... so they were sometimes exposed to fecal matter both from fellow humans and from livestock and they didn't have the kinds of disinfectants and anti-biotics we have today,) so for them to have serious health complications makes perfect sense, nature can be very harsh and doesn't care how long its been since your last meal or what your calorie and micro nutrient needs are... a lot of people died at very young ages back then simply because they got sick and didn't have proper medical treatment or due to malnutrition or starvation.

The Louisville Courier - Journal reports that the state's largest district, Jefferson County Schools, closed because of significant teacher absences that left it unable to «safely cover a large number of classes with substitute teachers,» according to a statement.

Chronic early absence matters because it adversely affects academic successes and affects large numbers of children, especially in some communities and schools.

The absence of such data for large numbers of students limits our ability to understand variation across classrooms in student learning, to design programs of professional development to help teachers make their classrooms function more effectively, and to enable principals and other instructional leaders to provide better information to teachers on their performance and ways to improve it.

The absence of large numbers of these books from the list gives me hope for the future of our genre.

Although the roadmap might not be complete, the conspicuous absence of a large number of other models shows RIM trying to avoid the oversaturation common to many smartphone makers and putting more of its confidence in its new platform.

Not only do all large CBEs fit the dictionary of puppy mill, but a study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science found that «Common to virtually all CBEs are the following: large numbers of dogs; maximally efficient use of space by housing dogs in or near the minimum space permitted by law; housing breeding dogs for their entire reproductive lives — in most cases, years — in their cages or runs; dogs rarely if ever permitted out of their primary enclosures for exercise or play; absence of toys or other forms of enrichment; minimal to no positive human interaction or companionship; and minimal to no health care.»

And as a study in the Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science found, «Common to virtually all CBEs are the following: large numbers of dogs; maximally efficient use of space by housing dogs in or near the minimum space permitted by law; housing breeding dogs for their entire reproductive lives — in most cases, years — in their cages or runs; dogs rarely if ever permitted out of their primary enclosures for exercise or play; absence of toys or other forms of enrichment; minimal to no positive human interaction or companionship; and minimal to no health care.»

On the contrary, a large number of fights and the absence of injury, offers proof the dog is definitely not trying to kill other dogs.

However, even with the more focused look of the 2013 fair, one could not ignore the absence of many larger galleries, including Mary Boone, White Cube and others, perhaps due to the ever - growing list of art fairs world wide, and even the increasing number of events held in conjunction with the Armory Show.

Thus there is a large amount of LW absorbed by the atmosphere (around 150 W / m2)-- a number that would be zero in the absence of any greenhouse substances.

Chia figures planetary temperatures will «eventually cool in the long term in the absence of large numbers of humans,» and biosequestration of carbon will resume.

In absence of that the statistical evidence must be very much stronger because the number of combinations to test is so large that it results easily to spurious conclusions.

The absence of these programs or similar solutions is particularly surprising when one considers the large number of vendor supplied and internally customized labour saving solutions law firms implement in the interest of repeatedly saving small amounts of time and the institution wide licences many universities have implemented to encourage their use.

He accepted that, as the invention is a pharmaceutical substance, it was unlikely that any other company would have attempted to copy it until it had achieved regulatory approval but that once it was approved a large number of generic pharmaceutical competitors would most likely have copied Myoview in absence of the patents.

The absence of these programs or similar solutions is particularly surprising when one considers the large number of vendor supplied and internally customized labour saving solutions law firms implement in the interest of repeatedly saving small amounts of time and...

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