61.   On the other is a shadowy network of conspirators who may lack modern weapons but have no qualms about killing thousands of victims.

62.   Only a few weeks after this set visit, terrorists leveled the World Trade Center, killing thousands of people, including hundreds of firemen and police officers.

63.   One spill killed thousands of fish.

64.   Outbreaks of botulism and very low oxygen levels have killed thousands of birds and fish.

65.   Over the years, Japanese whalers have killed thousands of whales in the name of scientific research.

66.   Particularly ominous was concern that that hitting a chemical or biological weapons depot could spread a toxic cloud that could kill thousands of innocent people.

67.   Part of their fears went back to World War II, when Croatia was ruled by the Ustashe government, which supported the Nazis and killed thousands of Serbs.

68.   Serb forces under Gen. Ratko Mladic later attacked Srebrenica and killed thousands of civilians, with U.N. forces unable to stop them even with NATO bombing behind them.

69.   Still, prices fell on speculation that ranchers would have to kill thousands of cattle, reducing the need for livestock feed.

70.   Suppose that in Beijing alone some thousands were killed or wounded.