1.   And although their absence was felt at Nickerson Field, the three represented the Breakers well.

2.   And they feel the absence of boys and girls their own age.

3.   A character of palpable presence whose absence is felt, the father is a gifted and sensitive man who dedicated a volume of his poems to his adoring daughter.

4.   But many of those who have had their differences with him are likely to feel the absence of one who took the interests of the party so seriously.

5.   But nowhere will their absence be felt more than in Provincetown.

6.   Defenseman Bryan Marchment and right winger Owen Nolan were sidelined last night, and their absences were felt immediately.

7.   DiIulio was praised by President Bush, who said through a spokesman that his absence would be felt by colleagues who regarded him as a sage and a saint.

8.   During this particular crisis, Gore has felt the absence of his longtime national security adviser, Leon Fuerth, who had a mild heart attack last Wednesday.

9.   His absence will be felt in the middle of the lineup.

10.   I feel his absence in every step.