1.   He claims his recovery plan kills off Labour claims that he is doing nothing to combat unemployment.

2.   Pesticides kill off the beneficial insects as well as the destructive ones creating an imbalance in nature and wasting valuable assets.

3.   Pollution is rapidly killing off plant life.

4.   This, and the growth of student unrest, finally killed off all hopes of establishing a university in the town.

5.   After a quarter of a century, the old village is much the same... but for some the development killed off a way of life.

6.   Analysts said then the Bundesbank was using the tactic to avoid killing off hopes for more rate cuts.

7.   And heck, Steven Seagal gets killed off real quick.

8.   And the European Union, which last week imposed an export ban on British beef, is discussing an even more stringent approach, killing off certain herds.

9.   Art photographers have done their bit to kill off interest in sex, but commercial photographers have been far more instrumental in effecting the shift to possessions.

10.   Apple last summer killed off its cloning program, but said it would honor existing deals with Umax and others.