Converse of object

• prevent: Therefore, the average cost of preventing a fatality in the first year would be in the region of £ 6.5m.

• cause: Drug trials in the US recorded that the drug had caused fatalities in patients taking the drug.

• suffer: Since mid March the US have suffered 123 military fatalities, of which 112 were killed in hostile action.

• reduce: The introduction of these laws is in line with the EU's target to reduce road accident fatalities from 40,000 to 20,000 by 2010.

• confirm: There were four devices in total and there are 33 confirmed fatalities.

Adjective modifier

• accidental: Any accidental fatality to a member of the workforce is unacceptable.

• multiple: However, a fine of £ 750,000 was imposed on a company for a number of offenses relating to a multiple fatality.

• civilian: The first civilian fatality was reported to be Hilda Horsley, a 17-year-old tailoress, who was on her way to work.

Modifies a noun

• rate: The fatality rate is just under 1 per 100,000 jumps.

• statistic: Their plight is reflected in the growing fatality statistics, the nearest these ' forgotten ' people ever get to an obituary.

Noun used with modifier

• workplace: Falls from a height are a major cause of workplace fatalities.

• motorcycle: This year there had already been 7 motorcycle fatalities by the end of May.

• cyclist: Annual cyclist fatalities ranged from 78 to 122 per year during the 1990s.

• passenger: Station Platform Safety Measures In 2002/03 there were 23 passenger fatalities on the national rail network.