• An earlier plagiarism row brought an end to the political career of Germany's defence minister in 2011.

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  • His use of diplomacy combined with economic and military power brought an end to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

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  • African National Congress Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu was glad that the verdict had brought an end to the "wild speculations".

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  • The move united the crowns of England and Scotland and brought an end to centuries of warfare between the two nations.

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  • But an appeal for party unity and assurances of his commitment brought an end to a spell in the Labour wilderness.

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  • The invention of repeating firearms, which could be quickly reloaded and refired, largely brought an end to the age of the sword.

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  • Earlier, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander compared the move to the talks that brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

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  • It brought an end to Norwich's four-game run of home clean sheets.

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  • Security has deteriorated in Egypt in the two years since the revolution which brought an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 29 year rule.

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  • However, victories in the last four singles matches by Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Ed Dudley and Henry Picard brought an end to British hopes.

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  • Another piledriver from Brunt drew a save from Jaaskelainen before the referee's whistle brought an end to an intriguing, but far from enthralling, first half.

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  • What he saw brought an end to the authorities' sweeping manhunt.

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  • The 1904 Entente Cordiale brought an end to centuries of regular wars, and the two countries have been allies ever since, most notably in the two world wars.

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  • The arguments brought an end to the weekend-long wait of dozens of other people who had been queuing outside the court for a cluster of seats available first-come, first-served.

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  • Legal action began once democracy returned to Argentina in 1983, but President Raul Alfonsin brought an end to the trials in 1986, arguing the country needed to look to the future and not the past.

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  • Controversial businessman Hammam brought an end to his six-year tenure as Cardiff City chairman in October 2006 after agreeing to sell his majority shareholding, with former Leeds United chief Ridsdale taking over the role at the south Wales club.

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  • Controversial businessman Hammam brought an end to his six-year tenure as Cardiff City chairman in October 2006 after agreeing to sell his majority shareholding, with former Leeds United chief Peter Ridsdale taking over the role at the south Wales club.

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  • North and Haddin combined well in the final session of the day, with the former looking composed on his debut in scoring an unbeaten 47 and the latter providing steady support with 37 not out, before firstly bad light and then rain brought an end to play.

    BBC: Australia recover from poor start

  • When an unseasonable April thunderstorm brought an abrupt end to emu-tracking, we took refuge in the fishing village of Cervantes at a tough-looking pub called the Ronsard Bay Tavern, whose menu offered, in addition to burgers and meat pies, steamed rock lobster and rock lobster pie.

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  • It also brought the ballot initiative and an innovation known as the recall, which allowed citizens to petition for an official to have his term of office brought prematurely to an end.

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  • During the second quarter, several European companies pulled their listing plans as renewed uncertainty over the euro-zone crisis brought to an end a period of relative calm to markets.

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  • This massive crime spree must be brought to an end and all, and I do mean all, of its perpetrators brought to justice, and furthermore, made to make restitution.

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  • Under the deal which brought the siege to an end, the group were expected to face trial in a Palestinian court, but it is now unclear how they will be dealt with.

    BBC: Bethlehem militants fly into exile

  • The saddest thing about the budget fudge is that it brought to an end a fortnight in which Europe suddenly seemed to be making progress, ridding itself of a tired commission and agreeing smartly on a heavyweight reformer, Italy's Romano Prodi, to run the new one.

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  • Yesterday, Google entered into an understanding with the Federal Trade Commission that brought to an end a nearly two year antitrust investigation of the search giant.

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  • An entertaining knock of 22 from Swann was brought to an end when Brad Haddin took an excellent one-handed catch high above his head off Ben Hilfenhaus, only his second wicket in the series.

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  • But their long reign was finally brought to an end by a brave Huddersfield outfit, although Brown admitted his players had needed to ride their luck.

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  • The arrest of Tsarnaev brought to an end a manhunt that paralyzed Cambridge, Watertown and Boston as authorities searched door to door for a suspect not only believed to be behind the bombings, but who they feared also could unleash more explosives.

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  • Their performance brought to an end what has been a three year battle for Griffin, as his funds clawed their way back to pre-recession high-water marks.

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  • "The bottom line is this: That we were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous assault, which could have been brought to an end by a U.S. military response, very simply, although we had forces deployed to the region, " he said.

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