"This procedure should not interrupt his normal schedule, other than the obvious presence of a dressing on the left hand," he said.

The survey failed to identify obvious presence of lagging, which was removed by contractors.

It was a pleasant walk, though it would have been more so without the obvious presence of armed men.

He had anticipated the more obvious presence of Lowell's men, but hadn't expected them to go this far.

"The Chinese appear to have the situation under control without any obvious military presence," said the foreigner, who asked that his name not be published.

They didn't seem to be paying much attention to anyone, and Haider noticed no obvious military presence.

The major's obvious presence was to confuse Zurich, not Washington.

They protested some more, but she had at least temporary success, despite the obvious presence of mutual suspicion.

Stripped of Rydall's obvious presence, this entire business felt very much like her work.

He wedged himself into the fissure, keeping low to present a less obvious presence to any dead gaze that might happen his way.