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drop off the face of the earth

He also published a novel, which has sunk without trace.

That proposal was published in a conference report and sank without trace.

It sank without trace, although they attracted a growing following in London.

Previous to 1979, we had been sinking without trace.

"Sunk without trace - there's maybe two three foot of water down there.

Then the shipyards sank without trace, and it was three years on the dole.

Many a good behavioural approach sinks without trace because of such tiny details.

The truly awful sinks without trace, the good stuff finds an audience.

Now that has all been sunk without trace.

The Libdems will sink without trace if they capitulate on this.

They might have swum out there and sunk without trace.'

In this particular case, it seems to have sunk without trace and your conscience seems to change with the wind.

I've got shares in the company, but no one thinks to let me know when it's sinking without trace!'

Just think of the 'great' books found by the Booker in the past which have sunk without trace, if you can remember them!

If you throw that same pebble into a large grey ocean it sinks without trace.

There was a sucking noise, a small pool of water formed, and the branch sank without trace.

If we vote tomorrow the issue will sink without trace: stale news as far as the press is concerned.

The tide had turned against Think Big, and the smelter was left to sink without trace.

Early attempts - including putting a ping-pong ball inside a soap bar - sank without trace.

If not, it will sink without trace.

The word "Orlando" floated in the thick, steaming air, then sank without trace into the wizened face.

Mr Pitt had better cheer up soon or his career will sink without trace, and throughout the whole film you can see the joins.

Many small labels have sunk without trace.

If four offering by Dr B all sink without trace, they have not been useful.

It sank without trace in three seconds.

Some players who are cut at the end of spring training sink like a stone.

Her heart sank like a stone in a deep, dark pool.

His eyes closed and he sank like a stone into sleep.

"Without one I'll sink like a stone in the water."

My heart and spirits sank like a stone in a lake.

He wrote 30 years ago, "You better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone."

Soon after its release, "Plan 9" sank like a stone.

I'm going to sink like a stone to the bottom of the world."

But the Congresswoman, having made the jump, seemed to sink like a stone.

He released her; she sank like a stone beneath the surface.

But all of a sudden there was a great silence, and it sank like a stone.

He struck with a huge splash, then sank like a stone.

If he makes the wrong choice at this critical time, the Bush campaign will sink like a stone."

This could hit a potential $500 million a year, then sink like a stone.

Regrettably, my last book, written two years ago, sank like a stone.

The dish sank like a stone on my less than delicate stomach.

Carried down by the weight of his chain mail, he sank like a stone.

Without issuing a cry or a prayer, he sank like a stone.

The ship sank like a stone with all hands.

Anne wanted to latch on to that hope, but it sank like a stone.

The word sunk like a stone into his consciousness.

She sank like a stone as well, taking with her 38 of her 39 man crew.

Much of this sort of work will surely sink like a stone in the next few years.

Tourism, the economic soul of Bali, sank like a stone.

Instead the power sank like a stone in quicksand.