1.   A large number of working days are lost through the aftereffects of alcohol abuse.

2.   A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.

3.   A substantial amount of heat is lost through the windows.

4.   How many working days were lost through sickness last year?

5.   More heat is lost through the head than any other part of the body.

6.   More heat is lost through the head than through any other part of the body.

7.   Read in studio Every year, thirty million working days are lost through back problems.

8.   The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action.

9.   Unlike the lost sheep and the lost coin, the son is lost through his own deliberate choice.