1.   For decades the French have oscillated between celebrating their exceptionalism and proclaiming its end.

2.   Ford officials went further, proclaiming an end to the recession while cautioning that the pace of recovery might be modest.

3.   President Clinton may have proclaimed the end of big government, but big or little, it still needs to know how its money has been spent.

4.   Such strong anti-tax feelings have a lot to do with why the Democratic president is proclaiming the end of big spending and big government.

5.   The London press has recently proclaimed the end of the buzz about Wallpaper.

6.   Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic proclaimed the end of the Cold War.

7.   The two governments, meanwhile, say Sinn Fein will remain barred from the talks until the IRA proclaims an end to its violent attacks.