1.   And finally, these statements are characterised by a conspicuous absence of facts to bolster such assertions.

2.   And there was the conspicuous absence of a well-known name during the speeches of the civilian and military strategists involved in the Persian Gulf War.

3.   Despite the conspicuous absence from the glare of White House function and television cameras, the administration says Cheney remains a prominent player in advising the president.

4.   Every group, that is, but the cable television industry, whose conspicuous absence was startling to Waldron.

5.   German scholars face the horrors of the Nazi era with unflinching honesty, but often with a conspicuous absence of empathy.

6.   It was a full flight, and there was a conspicuous absence of yahoo Cowboy fans.

7.   One major concern is the conspicuous absence of Japanese creditors on the scene, said Chia Woon Khien, head of economic research at Skandinaviska Enskilada Banken in Singapore.

8.   Perhaps the most conspicuous absence was that of Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., who insisted it was not a political act.

9.   The empty embassy highlights the conspicuous absence of American officials in the capital.

10.   Walk into a Home Depot during the day, and one thing may strike you by its inescapable presence, another by its conspicuous absence.