1.   Their graves were tended by surviving relatives in much the same way that they looked after the house of an absent friend.

2.   The doctor then calls you, her only surviving relative.

3.   Alicia Lockwood was the only surviving relative of the father she had never known.

4.   Animosity among surviving relatives has deepened, with some accusing others of having had a hand in the murders.

5.   Even those whose lives were financially intertwined with a lost partner are not entitled to the fund the federal government has created for surviving relatives.

6.   His only known surviving relatives are in Germany.

7.   His surviving relatives knew he was a collector of sorts, but he never talked about it.

8.   His end-of-life resume is rather typical, from its career accomplishments to a list of surviving relatives.

9.   In contrast, Hospice programs offer surviving relatives counseling, support groups and follow-up visits after the death of a loved one.

10.   No one knows that better than the surviving relatives of the victims, even those who think the real killer eluded capture.