31.   No matter that their uniforms were optional, their oath was not legally binding and the war ended before most of them had finished their training.

32.   Once practice ended before noon, Stringer approached a trainer, then collapsed inside the trailer.

33.   Palestinian officials had predicted a wave of such attacks after a major Israeli sweep through Palestinian cities and refugee camps, which ended shortly before Zinni arrived.

34.   Several Univerity of Maine players, their college careers ended before the Hockey East tournament by NCAA sanctions against the school, joined AHL teams early this month.

35.   Sprint can carry traffic throughout the country on its own fiber-optic network, but that network ends before reaching most homes and many businesses.

36.   That raised the possibility that the contest could end before the weekend, if the court ruled on Thursday night or Friday.

37.   That led to a week-long speculative run on the peso, which ended just before Christmas.

38.   The attorney said the investigation ended before any money changed hands after her father found out he was under surveillance.

39.   The audio ends before their marriage, and one wonders how the relationship has fared without the operatic angst of the campaign as a backdrop.

40.   The budget debate is not expected to end before the end of May.