21.   Barring an unexpected development, the season will end without any teams changing managers.

22.   A concert must be interwoven inextricably into a party, beginning and ending without rupturing mood or continuity.

23.   A city official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the talks ended without progress.

24.   A closed-door meeting of House and Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Thursday night ended without a decision.

25.   A congressional investigation soon after the sinking also ended without a determination of liability.

26.   A game ended when it ended, without a flurry of timeouts, free throws, penalties or balls purposely thrown out of bounds.

27.   A discreet homosexual, Copland carried on his affairs quietly and ended them without rancor.

28.   A meeting between the two this morning ended without agreement.

29.   A meeting Sunday between Barak and Ariel Sharon, the outgoing foreign minister and temporary chairman of the Likud Party, ended without any agreement.

30.   A presidential poll last month ended without a clear winner.