His absence would severely hurt the team's monetary outlook for the season.

Jarvis said that whether his absence hurt the team today would be determined by others.

If Cross misses game time, his absence will hurt greatly.

"But he was playing good and his absence could hurt the team."

Their absence has also hurt the team's esprit de corps.

Or will it decide the manager's absence would hurt baseball's image?

A prolonged absence by York could hurt this week.

His absence will surely hurt the team, which Sunday night began a tough stretch of six games in nine days.

Should he retire, his absence would hurt more at the league level.

The absence of a new hit hurt all the more because most established shows lost ground, and few gained.