Sierra Leone's civil war lasted until 2002, claiming as many as 50,000 lives and displacing as many as 2.5 million people.
It was the single biggest killer of surgical patients, claiming as many as half of those who underwent major operations, such as a repair of an open fracture or the amputation of a limb.
It now stands at over 160,000 with reports claiming as many as four people every second have signed the petition since it was created just 24 hours ago.
The Islamists now control the principal towns of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal, despite what the M.N.L.A. says is its superior manpower, with some rebel officials claiming as many as 10,000 men.
The impetus for conflict minerals legislation stems from resource-fuelled conflicts in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1994 and 2003, which reached near-genocidal proportions, claiming as many as 5 million lives.
For example, Scorpion Technologies, a software company that was based in Los Gatos, Calif., and is now defunct, was accused of fraudulently claiming as much as $3.6 million of its $12.4 million in reported 1991 revenue.
Coach Al Groh has acted as if he barely noticed that Martin was hurt, claiming as recently as Thursday that he had not even inquired about his star runner's health.
"Could" is the operative word - it depends on people coming forward and claiming as well as Wonga pro-actively finding them.
A century ago, a pair of man-eating lions stalked in the darkness outside my cabin window – snatching construction workers sleeping in their tents, claiming as many as 100 victims in just a few months.
Reports of incidence vary, with some studies claiming as many as 20% of cases.
Reports have generally estimated the number of ravers in attendance to be around 1000 people, with some reports claiming as many as 2000.
