He ended his period of historical painting at the same time.

There was doubt about whether the election would end a period of political instability.

A sluggish first period ended with the score still 0-0.

The memorial "ended a 10-year period when no one wanted to talk about the war or even admit we were there," he said.

Thus the second significant creative period of the theatre ended after only three seasons.

Nigeria is under strong internal and international pressure to end a long period of corrupt military rule.

Those deaths ended a period, from 1988 to 1993, when no more than two city firefighters were killed on duty in any year.

The agreement appeared to end a period of tension between the two countries over where the immigrants would be settled.

The bombings last fall ended a long period without large-scale attacks.

The bill will end a long, frustrating period in which no one has really been answerable for the city schools' quality.