1.   An extended strike could mean the demise of one of the newspapers as a separate editorial entity, some people say.

2.   Avid readers who were concerned that the Internet would mean the demise of printed books can relax now.

3.   But the emergence of titling has meant the demise of the honored tradition of performing opera in translation.

4.   But to critics who charge that his plan could mean the demise of some public schools, Dole said that was just fine.

5.   That meant the demise of many start-ups, as well as the end to the six-course dinners and chilled sake they made possible.

6.   The latest moisture dousing parched Central Texas in the past few days, however, could mean the demise of much of the grasshopper population, he said.

7.   However, even if the rumors are unsubstantiated, it will not necessarily mean the demise of the leopard in Egypt.

8.   If Mr Fung loses, it could mean the demise of the ADPL as a political force.