11.   Late Thursday, a premature end to the playoffs was his chief source of frustration.

12.   Melvin knew being unprepared when Steinbrenner calls is the fastest way to have a budding baseball career come to a premature end.

13.   Once considered a political threat to the mighty Bob Dole, Glickman saw his political career coming to a premature end.

14.   She was the toast, at the premature end, of the culinary world as the acclaimed pastry chef at the ill-fated Windows on the World.

15.   Soon after, the sudden death of a producer brought a premature end to a film Crichton was planning with Sammy Davis Jr.

16.   The day also brought a premature end to the first division battle with a wild-card playoff berth at stake, an A.L. race between Chicago and Cleveland.

17.   The day also brought a premature end to the first division battle with a wild-card playoff berth at stake, an AL race between Chicago and Cleveland.

18.   The innovation, however, proved too controversial for New Yorkers and has met a premature end.

19.   The premature end of Major League Baseball this year is a disappointment to advertisers and broadcasters alike.

20.   The public burnings brought the weeklong fiesta to a premature end, said Rene Quiroga, secretary general for the town of Joyobaj.