Quietism states that man's highest perfection consists of a self-annihilation, and subsequent absorption, of the soul into the Divine, even during the present life.

Things changed, though, with the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) and the subsequent absorption of the Metropolitan.

Gut flora's primary benefit to the host is the gleaning of energy from the fermentation of undigested carbohydrates and the subsequent absorption of short chain fatty acids.

This accusation had been set temporarily to one side after the discovery of the Phillips curve and its subsequent absorption into income-expenditure models.

Following the demise of the WHA and its subsequent absorption into the NHL, Melrose joined the Winnipeg Jets for the 1979-80 season.

The arrival of the first tunnel drive ships and the subsequent absorption of the planet into the Empire of Man had reduced the blood feuds, but it hadn't eliminated them.

Fairey's interest in missile production had been kept separate from the Fairey Aviation Co Ltd and its subsequent absorption into the Westland Group in 1960.

In 2002, following its sale and subsequent absorption by the mighty UBS (United Bank of Switzerland), S G Warburg disappeared from view.

The term lifetime is used because the emission of a neutron is often considered its "birth," and the subsequent absorption is considered its "death."

This emission and subsequent absorption is called resonant fluorescence.