11.   Milosevic sent in tanks and riot police to successfully end the protests.

12.   Officials said they hoped the move would end the protests, but the strikes have continued and the death toll has climbed.

13.   The attack was aimed at ending a protest by students against a ban on a leading moderate daily called Salam.

14.   The demonstrators ended their protest after a meeting with her was set up.

15.   The fishermen ended their protest before the high tide, when oil tankers normally navigate the channel.

16.   The giant Humboldt County tree was protected under an agreement reached with Pacific Lumber Co. last year when Hill ended her protest.

17.   The pressure built as the police stood outside the campus gates while faculty and student negotiating committees tried to end the protest.

18.   A group of ethnic Albanian refugees from Yugoslavia ended a protest on Wednesday against what they said were inadequate accommodations offered by Australia.

19.   After relighting the fire after it was doused once by authorities, the group agreed to end the protest after Ruddock promised to come and meet them.

20.   After delivering the letter, the students ended their protest and said they would return on Saturday.