It was a tank destroyer with the same armament as the T-34 tank, but because of the absence of a turret, the vehicle was 70 cm lower, had thicker armour, and was 2 tonnes lighter.

However, given the absence of a turret there was no need to wait for its development: Renault was instructed to quickly construct a first vehicle by adding a boiler plate superstructure to the old third AMR 35 prototype, and then sent it to Rueil where a gun could be built in and a cast commander cupola fitted.

However, the possible absence of a center of symmetry not only moves the hydrogen atom off Af, but also allows the oxygen atoms to become nonequivalent, with Af at Af and Af at Af ( space group Af ), where Af represents the oxygens on one side of the Af layers and Af those on the other side.

The suburban high school, it is worth noting, also is not a widely comprehensive high school because of the absence of vocational programs.

It is borne out also by the absence of any developed theory about how sin passes from one generation to the next.

Albinism ( from Latin albus, " white "; see extended etymology, also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis ) is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin.

During the two year absence of his father ` Abdu ' l-Bahá took up the duty of managing the affairs of the family, before his age of maturity ( 14 in middle-eastern society ) and was known to be occupied with reading and, at a time of hand-copied scriptures being the primary means of publishing, was also engaged in copying the writings of the Báb.

Owing to the complete absence of mountain building and glaciation since the Permian ( in many areas since the Cambrian ) ages, the outback is extremely rich in iron, aluminium, manganese and uranium ores, and also contains major deposits of gold, nickel, iron, lead and zinc ores.

Acid deposition also occurs via dry deposition in the absence of precipitation.

Thus the Bauhaus style, also known as the International Style, was marked by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of an object or a building and its design.

However, due to the absence of reinforcement, its tensile strength was far lower than modern reinforced concrete, and its mode of application was also different:

Some historians think Kling's absence was significant enough to prevent the Cubs from also winning a third straight title in 1909, as they finished 6 games out of first place.

It may also aggravate other types of generalized seizure disorder, particularly absence seizures.

Mass torts also involve high individual damage awards ; thus, the absence of class treatment will not impede the ability of individual claimants to seek justice.

Industry observers, however, speculated that the most important motivation was that a name change would help Nissan market stocks and bonds in the U. S. They also presumed substantial ego involvement, since the absence of the Nissan name in the U. S. surely rankled Nissan executives who had seen Toyota and Honda become household words.

Devanagari and related abugidas also use a diacritical mark called a virama to mark the absence of a vowel.

The absence of a stably annealed ends also means that the ligation efficiency is lowered, requiring a higher ligase concentration to be used.

They will also have no individual sense of direction in the absence of a group.

In the absence of the VFA team, there was no need for the " Same Olds " distinction and, by 1922, the other nicknames " Sash Wearers " and " Essendonians " that had been variously used from time to time were also abandoned.

At this time a further design evolved, reintroducing oars to create the galley frigate such as the Charles Galley of 1676 which was rated as a 32-gun fifth rate but also had a bank of 40 oars set below the upper deck which could be used to propel the ship in the absence of a favourable wind.

The word can also be used to describe a particularly insignificant or novel fact, in the absence of much relevant context.

It is also affected by differences in absorptivity and specific heat of the ground which in the absence of wind greatly influences the temperature attained by the superincumbent air.

The Mersa defence plan also included an armoured reserve but in its absence Ritchie believed he could organise his infantry to cover the minefields between the defended localities to prevent Axis engineers from having undisturbed access.

It is also distinguished from the works of these artists by the comparative absence of underlying motives or sentiment.

Other Aramaean sites also demonstrate a contemporary absence of pig remains at that time, unlike earlier Canaanite and later Philistine excavations.

The absence of a tax base meant that there was no way to pay off state and national debts from the war years except by requesting money from the states, which seldom arrived.

For Domitian, this meant that a significant part of his adolescence was spent in the absence of his near relatives.

The Cyrenaics taught that the only intrinsic good is pleasure, which meant not just the absence of pain, but positively enjoyable sensations.

In the absence of any symbol radians are assumed, and when degrees are meant the symbol ° is used.

Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death.

In Judaism, the historical absence of political authority has meant that most theological reflection has happened within the context of the Jewish community and synagogue, rather than within specialized academic institutions.

This reduced damping again meant that their tops could vibrate more freely, contributing to the characteristic " humming " sound of viols ; yet the absence of a sound post also resulted in a quieter and softer voice overall.

From there, a combination of the unhealthy Italian summer and the effects of his year long absence from Germany meant he was forced to put off his planned campaign against the Normans of Sicily.

The guitarist's absence also meant that Think Tank was almost entirely written by Albarn.

Some early VCRs would record audio without a control track signal, but this was of little practical use since the absence of a control track signal meant that the linear tape speed was irregular during playback.

The term ‘ fair ’ is meant to denote not only a smooth transition from fore to aft but also a shape that was ‘ right .’ Determining what is ‘ right ’ in a particular situation in the absence of definitive supporting analysis encompasses the art of naval architecture to this day.

Expanding upon his thesis in Hitler's War about the lack of a written Führer order for the Holocaust, Irving argued in the 1990s that the absence of such an order meant that there was no Holocaust.

Likewise, depending on his audience, Irving during the 1990s has either used the absence of a written Führerbefehl ( Führer order ) for the " Final Solution " to argue that Hitler was unaware of the Holocaust, or that the absence of a written order meant there was no Holocaust.

But engellisch also meant English in the vernacular of the time, and so the angelic horn became the English horn and — in the absence of any better alternative — retained the name for the curved, bulb-belled tenor oboe even after the oboe da caccia fell into disuse around 1760.

The guitarist's absence also meant that Think Tank was almost entirely written by Albarn.

During his absence his wife fell ill and died at Marash, which meant that Baldwin could no longer depend on his wife's lands for support.

The absence of a ' gas release valve ' meant that the duke had to slash the ' ballonnet ' to prevent rupture when they reached an altitude of circa.

The loss of the powder and the absence of most of their horse meant the Royalists could not fight another action.

The absence of carotene in the frogs ' diet meant the red / orange carotenoid colour ' filter ' was not present in their erythrophores.

There was an absence of grass and wheat, which meant that he was forced to refuse nine tenths of those who were willing to join.

Any ordinal number can be made into a topological space by endowing it with the order topology ( since, being well-ordered, an ordinal is in particular totally ordered ): in the absence of indication to the contrary, it is always that order topology which is meant when an ordinal is thought of as a topological space.

However, the great number of Chautauquas, as well as the absence of any central authority over them, meant that religious patterns varied greatly among the different Chautauquas.

Despite Oakes ' protests that the vials were meant for pain relief and that the money he had was from a $ 666 workers ' compensation cheque, Section 8 of the Narcotic Control Act ( NCA ) established a ' rebuttable presumption " that possession of a narcotic inferred an intention to traffic unless the accused established the absence of such an intention.