11.   And no, his long absence from public view had nothing to do with rumored injury or illness, or with shame at his diminished military position.

12.   And the church attended by three generations of his family may be lost to the amnesia he blames for his long absence.

13.   And the church pillared by three generations of his family may be lost to the amnesia he blames for his long absence.

14.   A woman married to a pilot found it very difficult to deal with his long absences.

15.   After a somewhat long absence, he returned looking upset.

16.   After a long absence, germs are back at the museum.

17.   After a long absence, she has been in court for the last two days.

18.   After I got over the feeling that I was being welcomed back to civilization after a long absence, I had to concede the new look was better.

19.   After long absence from New York you notice things that full-time New Yorkers have quit seeing.

20.   Dodge returned to Nascar last year after a long absence.