11.   The fall of Kandahar heralds the end of the radical Islamist regime in Afghanistan.

12.   The propaganda machine that had aroused public opinion for war in Kosovo began heralding the end of the military campaign and preparing Serbs for a peace deal.

13.   While the icing over of Lake Erie signals the end of a shipping season, it also heralds an end to a snow season.

14.   As New Year heralds the end of winter in China, preserved waxed meats take place of pride in New Year ingredients.

15.   Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, whose reforms heralded the end of the Soviet Union, is urging the United States to loosen its embargo against Cuba.

16.   Hot dry winds swept the northern plains and meteorologists predicted that monsoon rains that herald the end of summer could be delayed by about two weeks.

17.   Prayer services, drum beating and fireworks heralded the end of the Ramadan fasting month, which had been marked by a suspension of student protests against the government.

18.   Some even believe the end of the second millennium could herald the end of the world.

19.   The cult, built around bearded, nearly blind guru Shoko Asahara, preaches a doomsday philosophy heralding the end of the world.

20.   The return of the loyalists to battle would herald the end of any semblance of peace in the British-ruled province.