1.   It is a rich heritage gradually disappearing as Aborigines become urbanized, Europeanized and victimized.

2.   Support Forest had virtually disappeared as an attacking force, with the outnumbered Clough receiving little support from midfield.

3.   Primeval forests slowly disappearing as the climate changed.

4.   The Ciskei thus appeared on the point of disappearing as a separate state, amid speculation that other homelands might follow suit.

5.   Politicians, who appeared on our doorsteps like snowdrops nodding their heads wisely in the cold seasonal winds, have disappeared as promptly with the warmer weather.

6.   River animals such as kingfishers, water shrews, voles and otters are also disappearing as is plantlife such as the orchid and sedge.

7.   They were originally procedures, you see, and then they disappeared as procedures and went nowhere.

8.   The controversial high-tech pyramid structure at the cliff top entrance to Whitby Spa could disappear as part of plans to improve sign-posting of the complex.

9.   Along the way, executive pay has managed to disappear as a political issue.