1.   He had trouble getting rid of losing stocks, too.

2.   If no major problems have popped up by then, I feel pretty safe getting rid of the old software to clear disk space.

3.   Switzerland may have a tough time getting rid of unwelcome money and its owners.

4.   Hermann Franzen, head of the German Retailers Association, said more Germans were shopping than usual, both getting rid of their marks and spending their first euros.

5.   Once out in the street, you still might have trouble getting rid of that empty soft-drink can.