31.   If any doubt remains that school shootings have become a trend, this incident ended the debate.

32.   If the motion to end debate fails, another vote to end will occur again tomorrow, according to Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.

33.   If the Senate is unable to end debate on its bill, Lott may be forced to pull the legislation so the body can proceed to other business.

34.   In a breakfast meeting with reporters, Gramm said he planned to offer a continuous stream of amendments, forcing Mitchell to try to end debate.

35.   In a swift move that left his adversaries dumbfounded, he ended debate on the bill and went immediately into a debate on a regulatory overhaul.

36.   It does not end the debate over whether the state should build an inland bypass through a state Park, a plan opposed by the Sierra Club.

37.   It ended the debate.

38.   It is unlikely to end the debate over what kind of actions Washington should take, especially if layoffs continue in the steel industry.

39.   It seems unlikely that the Air Force report will end the debate between the federal government and flying-saucer fans.

40.   It was this measure that could not attract enough votes to end the debate again on Monday.