61.   At first officials suggested it might have been a bungled kidnapping attempt, but that theory soon disappeared as the investigation made clear it was a deliberate assassination.

62.   His amazing run of luck with the economy seems to be disappearing as well, right on cue with the end of his second term.

63.   It has watched other traditional Buddhist societies disappear as independent nations.

64.   Last month, Westinghouse Electric Corp disappeared as a name.

65.   Once-mighty movement all but disappears as political force.

66.   One reason why the FTC allowed the merger was that McDonnell was disappearing as a market force.

67.   Others say the Neanderthal was biologically absorbed by early modern humans and disappeared as a distinct and separate species.

68.   Suddenly the dancers disappeared as the floor buckled underneath them, plunging three stories.

69.   Swedish officials said the increased radiation level was caused by trace remains of radon, and that it would quickly disappear as the gas evaporates.

70.   The highly-prized southern bluefin tuna will disappear as a species if the fishery is allowed to continue at present catch levels, conservation group Greenpace warned Monday.