11.   The conversations ended when Nasdaq opted instead to buy the American Stock Exchange, the second-largest U.S. options market.

12.   The conversation ended in gunfire.

13.   The conversation ended soon afterward, and the proposal was left to rest.

14.   The conversation ends when the bell rings.

15.   The conversation with Stern ended with me telling him his drug program was still horsefeathers and designed not to catch people.

16.   The conversation ends just as it had begun.

17.   The Karmapa and his attendant froze and crouched down on the roof until the conversation ended and the straying monk had stepped back inside.

18.   The transcript released Friday makes no mention of when the conversation ended.

19.   Told that he was, the conversation quickly ended.

20.   When the conversation ended, Kerry pounded his desk in glee.