1.   That duly arrived when Hardy pinned a helpless Clarkson in his own corner and referee Thompson moved in to end the contest.

2.   The new single-member districts will end the contests between members of the same party, so enabling candidates to compete on policy.

3.   With the fans alive, Vizquel ended the contest with a single that left the Yankees feeling helpless.

4.   Another right set up the barrage of blows that finally ended the contest.

5.   But an ace set up the fourth match point and Sampras ended the contest with a backhand volley.

6.   But Ramirez ruled in the Loughran-Beltre fight the cut that ended the contest was caused by a punch from the Northern Ireland boxer.

7.   Gore campaign chairman William Daley would not commit today to ending the contest if the hand recounts still leave the vice president short of victory.

8.   It is worth something, political analysts agree, but it does not end the contest.

9.   She raised her arms in triumph when Panova slapped a backhand into the net to end the contest.

10.   Submerged supervisors also were on hand and could end the contest, NBC said.