11.   He predicted that the hearings would end the same way.

12.   Metzger interrupted, ordered an end to the exchange, and the hearing ended a few minutes later.

13.   No, the hour has arrived for the preliminary hearing -- or would be, had the preliminary hearing not ended after a paltry six days.

14.   Rumors spread throughout the hearing room that the public hearings would end after this week.

15.   So even at lunch break, knowledgeable onlookers were unwilling to put money on how the hearing would end.

16.   The case, in which hearings ended on Wednesday, revolves around the Child Online Protection Act, which President Clinton signed into law in October.

17.   The hearings end Monday with testimony by Attorney General Janet Reno.

18.   The hearings ended inconclusively, having proved nothing.

19.   The hearing ended in less than five minutes.

20.   The hearing ended without any formal action from the committee, with some senators asking Ashcroft to return for another session.