| Of those who absented themselves, he said that many in their second year of secondary school felt disaffected by the education system. |
| I would just simply say, to the member's credit, actually, the member absented himself on that occasion. |
| So, to his credit, he absented himself on a whipped vote, and I do thank him for that. |
| He absented himself from the major press conference held by Senator D'Amato on Friday before the world's press. |
| He absented himself from council meetings, got into debt, and sold off his wife's inheritance. |
| She said that her son was known as a bright child and had never absented himself from school. |
