61.   In osteoporosis, bones become weak and brittle, leading to fractures that can cripple and shorten life.

62.   The body falls prey to all sorts of illness - chronic inflammations, tuberculosis, neurasthenia, depression, etc. - that shorten life.

63.   Upcoming elections for a new upper house of parliament could further strengthen the left-wing opposition to Premier Vaclav Klaus and shorten the life of his minority government.