In the Pentagon's analysis, there is a striking absence of any concern with ends and means.

Equally disturbing was the striking absence at the meeting of dissenting voices.

In this age of the celebrity chef he is an anomaly, having built a success with a striking absence of personal fanfare.

One striking absence from this article about how "we" treat our children is parenting.

He was a person of remarkable serenity, openness and good humor, with a striking absence of bitterness.

There was a striking absence of any recent and alarming firm intelligence.

The most striking absence of progress was in economic policy.

The striking absence of Bradley - even when he was on the floor - was the eye-catching part of this game.

One of the striking absences from the official account is that there seems to be no lists of actual victims.