1.   Approximately four times every hour, another American falls dead to gun violence.

2.   He had returned to his school in the Bronx for the first time a few hours before.

3.   He added that cable operators would also be offered three minutes of commercial time every hour to sell for themselves, another unusual move for a new cable channel.

4.   Investors are betting that when the votes are counted in a few hours time, Quebecers will have opted to stay in Canada.

5.   Texas Adventure, an action-packed multimedia show, portrays the story of Texas independence three times each hour in an indoor complex along Alamo Plaza.

6.   Bush spoke with Cheney several times every hour and telephoned chief lobbyist Nicholas Calio for regular status checks.

7.   He spoke with Cheney several times every hour and telephoned chief lobbyist Nicholas Calio for regular status checks.

8.   The military said they expected the ship to be towed off the rock in a few hours time.

9.   The pilot, Australian Roy Hoey, was described as an experienced pilot with thousands of hours flight time in Papua New Guinea.