1.   But even if the House approves some sort of campaign-finance bill, the issue is considered dead this year because the Senate already rejected it.

2.   We had written the personal-computer market off for dead this year.

3.   A wave of neo-Nazi attacks on minorities has left at least three dead this year and prompted the government to pledge a crackdown on far-right activists.

4.   Official figures have documented a sharp rise in far-right violence against foreigners and other minorities in Germany, leaving at least three dead this year.

5.   Rudini left open the possibility that the vote might be disrupted in a handful of areas where religious and ethnic violence has left hundreds of people dead this year.

6.   Similar cemeteries in the area have become war memorials that attract hundreds of tourists and relatives of the dead every year.

7.   The incident sparked a fierce national debate on a rise in neo-Nazi attacks that has left at least three people dead this year.

8.   Twelve Macedonians have been reported missing and are presumed dead this year.

9.   Explosions in Chinese mines, chemical and firecracker factories, and other workplaces leave thousands dead each year.