1.   But the end of McCarthy by no means meant the end of the witch-hunt.

2.   Officials were quick to caution that these remarks did not mean an end to the peace process.

3.   It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO.

4.   Although the law meant an end to the teaching of atheism in schools and universities, arguments for religious instruction in state schools were defeated.

5.   The end of the French wars did not mean the end of warfare among Englishmen.

6.   And in any case I am so angry -- I have never been so angry!

7.   -- I am prepared to commit suicide if it would mean the end of your career!

8.   Their protection need not mean the end of the pearl hunting tradition, as the mussels can be opened, and any pearls removed, without killing them.

9.   It means the end of the key role in the war played by American servicemen based in the region.