relative absence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandabsence
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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absence
noun
uk/ˈæb.səns/us/ˈæb.səns/
the fact of not being where you are usually expected ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandabsencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Their specific deficit was in therelativeabsenceof internal state words and the context-bound (concrete) nature of their internal state language.
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A part of pentecostalism's appeal among township residents undoubtedly lies in therelativeabsenceof hierarchy in congregational life.
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Therelativeabsenceof psychological disturbances in patients with musical hallucinations that result from hearing impairment may be important in this respect.
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This is created by arelativeabsenceof critique, citations tending to follow each other in the manner of a catalogue.
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A more persistent misgiving is provoked by arelativeabsenceof context.
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These included arelativeabsenceof parental supervision and discipline and a lack of interest in religion.
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The significance of therelativeabsenceor scarcity of boundary records in many parish records is also evaluated.
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Then there are areas where in situ non-agricultural activities are highly restricted and non-agricultural experimentation seems virtually self-defeating due to therelativeabsenceof local purchasing power.
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We have also made tentative statements, supported by (albeit limited) statistics, about the frequency of particular verbs, the collocational tendencies these suggest, and therelativeabsenceof adverbials.
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We can be heartened by therelativeabsenceof centralised policy-making where it might interfere with economic growth.
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Then there is therelativeabsenceof women, whose presence can have a restraining effect in these circumstances.
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Thatrelativeabsenceof control on registered clubs opens up the possibility of fiddling.
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The most that can be said is that the discussions were conducted in a reasonable atmosphere, and there was arelativeabsenceof polemics.
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We know that it will lead to arelativeabsenceof crime.
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Those are the new growth areas of the media world, and they are remarkable by theirrelativeabsencefrom the document.
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I have referred to therelativeabsenceof alternative sources of employment.
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The failure andrelativeabsenceof regional policy in recent years bears a large part of the responsibility.
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It was considered one of the best drugs for this purpose because of its short duration,relativeabsenceof side effects, and comparably mild nature.
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