11.   Millions of Americans suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome or related ailments caused by repetitive movements on assembly lines or at computer keyboards.

12.   Millions of people suffer from incurable pain that has no immediate cause.

13.   Scientists are claiming a breakthrough in the development of an anti-flu drug which could save lives and end the misery suffered by millions every winter.

14.   Indonesia is enduring its worst economic crisis in decades, and relatively well-off Chinese entrepreneurs are natural scapegoats for the hardship suffered by millions of people.

15.   Millions of Americans suffer from heartburn, and they spend millions of dollars on remedies for the painful problem.

16.   Millions of Hungarians suffer from high cholesterol, and almost half the population cooks with pork fat.

17.   The date was a reference to the period of Stalinist purges in the former Soviet Union, when millions suffered political persecution.

18.   Under the most recent agreement with the IMF, Indonesia was permitted to extend subsidies on commodities because of the hardship suffered by millions of people slipping into poverty.