91.   That meeting ended without a rate increase.

92.   That incident ended without gunplay.

93.   The auction ended without a sale, so far.

94.   The brief disturbance ended without escalating into a major incident.

95.   The Bush administration last week painted a similar picture of declining government revenues, but predicted the current budget year would end without dipping into the Social Security surplus.

96.   The audit ended without a finding of a violation.

97.   The concert ended without incident, but police commanders said that as the crowd dispersed, at least several hundred protesters began throwing stones and bottles at police officers.

98.   The confrontation ended without violence when the militant leaders emerged from the mosque and surrendered, on a pledge by Indian officials that they would subsequently be released.

99.   The discussions ended without an agreement, said a person involved in the talks.

100.   The discussions, conducted by telephone early last week, touched on a few detailed proposals and ended without resolutions, these people said.