1.   Death will before long end their mockery of representative government.

2.   The connection ended before the dispatcher could talk to the caller.

3.   An NTRA spokesman said the television network wanted the series to end before the football season.

4.   Another, well-healed scar nearby, almost twice as long, ended just before her palm crease.

5.   At least then, one case ended before the next began.

6.   A key Bush ally, Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, predicted the dispute would end peacefully before deadlines.

7.   A last-ditch effort to reach agreement ended shortly before midnight without any progress between Clinton and Republican leaders.

8.   According to Robbins, that means the bear market in stocks should have ended before then as investors look ahead to expected corporate earnings.

9.   But his race essentially ended before it began.

10.   But she said that the tourist industry would not be hurt if the strike ends before October because regular-season games draw relatively few out-of-town visitors.