Absent a doc fix, many more physicians would surely join them on the sidelines.
But absent a buyout, there are plenty of contorted ways to get referrals anyway.
There are a number of virtues to small businesses, even absent a special role as job creators.
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Absent a painful nationwide recession in 2006, home owners will be able to afford their mortgage payments.
We want them to govern themselves, absent a handful of powers that could endanger the state of Israel.
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Even absent a terrorist threat, the potential compromise of officers' identities and base capabilities is enormous and unwarranted.
It is hard to envision investment getting much higher, absent a major boost in demand from some other sector.
Absent a rescue from Capitol Hill, the glut is going to get worse.
This was made most evident by the bipartisan vote in favor of sanctions on China absent a yuan revaluation.
An idea, however, is difficult for the law to grasp so that, absent a patent, ideas are not protected.
But, absent a better sorting mechanism, the degree will influence who gets ahead.
As dunes build up absent a storm to knock them down they shift closer to the high-tide line, and nesting space shrinks.
So, absent a deal that includes increasing income-tax rates for wealthy Americans, the country is still headed for the cliff.
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It provides a fascinating window into the editorial considerations weighed absent a corporate source or the subject of the story himself.
We further expect that liquidity could be constrained in 2013 absent a turnaround or substantial asset sales to fund operating losses.
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They cut prices either for students who squawk or for those who appear likely, absent a price break, to matriculate elsewhere.
There are no jobs and no companies without investment, and there will be no major investment boom absent a stronger dollar.
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And absent a price on carbon, biomass-based chemicals and fuels need to be less expensive than existing products, not at price parity.
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Absent a court ruling, the ban will take effect in six months.
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Absent a mandate, people would just wait until they got sick to buy health insurance, but that would send premiums through the roof.
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You are not the most huggable guy on the planet, so that also puts you in a precarious position, absent a personality transplant.
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Fed Chairman Bernanke warned Dodd that financial markets are in what he called a "quite fragile condition" and that absent a plan they would certainly get worse.
Absent a pickup in U.S. natural gas prices, Shell is going to be hard-pressed to see a return on that investment anytime soon.
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Absent a stable government and a more capable Afghan National Army, the Taliban will fill the vacuum as they did from 1994 to 2001.
But absent a bankruptcy, Charles Darwin might have the same effect.
Absent a thorough review of any malfeasance, significant losses or sustained underperformance, there can be no assurance that the past mistakes will not be repeated.
"Absent a thoughtful national discussion, the answer is none, " says Michael A. Friedman , chief executive of City of Hope, a cancer center in Los Angeles.
But absent a replacement, this would leave the U.S. without a coherent bankruptcy proceeding for megabanks, and even more incentive to bail out large institutions that fail.
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Absent a showing of necessity, go with the provider that does not pose the risk of harm the other provider, subject to the conflict of interest, poses.
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Absent a clear U.S. understanding of how these and similar conundrums can be fully resolved, making further "progress" toward a CW ban would be dangerous and irresponsible.
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