21.   He said he expects the strike to end before this weekend.

22.   His season had ended minutes before, and someone already had made off with his precious bats.

23.   However, the exhibition, which has another agenda, ends before we see this.

24.   In fact, his filmmaking career almost ended before it began.

25.   In fact, in San Diego the original retail price freeze ended before the crisis struck.

26.   International officials agreed, and his suspension will end before the Games.

27.   Josephson and Dow Corning attorney David Bernick said early ties between the Dows ended long before the disputed studies and allegations over breast implants.

28.   Leaders of several Islamic nations, including Pakistan, have said it would be preferable for the attacks on Afghanistan, a Muslim nation, to end before then.

29.   Match play is a cool format but the problem is it can end before the sun sets and those portable lights switch on.

30.   No economic reports were released today, and trading in the fixed-income markets ended early before the Memorial Day holiday.