1.   Even though thousands of people die violently each year in Sri Lanka, the death of an important figure causes national anguish.

2.   Thousands are dying from disease and starvation and yet no one seems to care.

3.   Thousands died in the cause of freedom.

4.   Thousands died in the Romni region.

5.   Thousands died on the battlefields of northern France.

6.   Thousands more were dying of disease and starvation.

7.   Thousands of people died as the result of this latest cholera outbreak.