1.   Elsewhere in the country, executions have become a big deal.

2.   Executions became so common that the public and much of the news media ceased to pay much attention.

3.   Executions have become so commonplace that little notice was taken when four were carried out in short order early this month.

4.   His crime was so immense that his execution became a national spectacle.

5.   In a state where executions have become almost commonplace, four other inmates were executed earlier this month with little fanfare.

6.   In Texas, executions have become so commonplace they draw little attention.

7.   In the United States, executions have become so common that most are not even mentioned in newspapers.

8.   Its execution became shabby, its shooting stroke went cold and its hopes of taking control of this series vanished.

9.   Since when did execution become the only means for closure?

10.   So executions became much more private.