1.   Congressional outrage and scathing media commentary caused the demise of the Office of Strategic Influence.

2.   Cryonics is the practice of freezing bodies after death, in the hopes that future technology will be able to revive the person and cure whatever caused the demise.

3.   Eventually, however, mismanagement and a widespread belief that women should not be playing professional sports caused its demise.

4.   The merger would have caused the demise of the Ciba name, left over from former parent Ciba-Geigy AG.