"absence" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The primary result in Kongo was that the absence of an immediate heir spun the country into civil war.
- In the absence of an immediate heir, the next closest male relative was entitled to the crown.
- In the absence of a male heir the barony became extinct.
- However this would definitely occur in the absence of an heir apparent.
- They could also become village chiefs in the absence of a male heir.
- But in the absence of a legitimate heir to the chiefship, the older boy would become eligible.
- The absence of a male heir increased the conflicts between the young couple.
- The absence of a male heir threatened the survival of the family.
- This was a device to continue the Bowes lineage in the absence of a male heir.
- Some Republican officials expressed concern today that the absence of an heir apparent could prove disruptive.
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