31.   That is typified by the complete absence of game film from the commercials, which instead tell warm and fuzzy, even whimsical stories that are fan-focused.

32.   The net result is an almost complete absence of a common policy and a rising inability to reconcile conflicting interests.

33.   The shadows of the black-and-white picture accentuate the hollows of her bones and the complete absence of fat.

34.   The thing that is most remarkable about day trading, though, is the almost complete absence of a coherent investment theory that could justify the practice.

35.   There is the obvious problem of a complete absence of parental supervision, not to mention that this child is spending his time talking to animals.

36.   To further complicate the picture, McCabe said, the complete absence of the DSS gene in males can be nearly as detrimental as having too much of it.

37.   What startles NASA officials most about the Russian program is the almost complete absence of paper.

38.   A sinewy network of waterways and swamps connects Delta communities in the almost complete absence of roads.

39.   And given the complete absence of such permission for closure during the previous two decades, the number of units wanting to shut shop was staggeringly high.

40.   Another is the almost complete absence of prenatal care, which means there is no way to administer the drug throughout pregnancy.