31.   No explanation was given for the abrupt end to the discussions, which had been continuing for about three years and which seemed to be close to fruition.

32.   Nice try, but Wednesday the Violence Policy Center, a gun-control group, brought the ruse to an abrupt end.

33.   Once, a few years back, the island ran out of Heinekin during Carnival, putting an abrupt end to the much-loved summertime celebration.

34.   One or more of those con games will come to an abrupt end Saturday night.

35.   On the day he was released by the New York Giants, cornerback Phillippi Sparks reflected on eight good seasons that came to an abrupt end.

36.   Russian officials have also tried to keep the pressure on by hinting to Russian news agencies that the demonstration will be forcibly brought to an abrupt end.

37.   So are the unusually prosperous times that advertisers, agencies and the media have enjoyed most recently coming to an abrupt end?

38.   She was deeply trouble over her failed marriage to David Smith and the abrupt end of her romance with Tom Findlay.

39.   SunTrust launched its bid after its attempts to negotiate a friendly deal with Wachovia came to an abrupt end last December.

40.   That Alexandrian world of wealth and privilege, however, came to an abrupt end.