1.   He has vowed to make Mexico an economic meritocracy, to end the tradition of political subsidies for agriculture.

2.   His approval would end traditions of mass trooping to polling places, last-minute electioneering and also last-minute excuses for not voting.

3.   If an omnipresent Clinton ended the sign-painting tradition, think of all the trees that would be saved.

4.   Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain noted this characteristic in his remarks in Belfast on Friday, saying that the agreement should end the tradition.

5.   The Employment Division decision ended that tradition.

6.   The school announced last month that it would end the tradition of crowning a king and queen at its homecoming celebration, which took place last week.

7.   PRI ended a tradition of having outgoing presidents choose the nominee.

8.   Also, the California Highway Patrol sent in officers to end the tradition of weekend car-cruising by teen-agers.

9.   He entered office promising to restrict his own powers, ending a tradition of monarchial presidencies in Mexico.

10.   He was enraged last week when Mexico ended a tradition of abstaining on U.N. human rights resolutions targeting the island.