Varys was wrong about Joffery (who end up killing Eddard, and messed up everything).

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So what natural selection has favoured as healthy may end up killing you faster.

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Uist Hedgehog Rescue said it was willing to re-open talks in a bid to reach agreement that would end the killing.

BBC: Hedgehog cull comes to an end

People from across the spectrum are trying to turn tax reform into a political weapon, which could end up killing any chance at success.

WSJ: Max Baucus and Dave Camp: Tax Reform Is Very Much Alive and Doable

When taking up her role at the UN, Ms Rice had already indicated she would advocate tough action to end the killing in Sudan's Darfur region.

BBC: Profile: Susan Rice

With Ulster under pressure near the end, Robbie Diack was sin-binned near the end for deliberately killing the ball.

BBC: Leinster 32-6 Ulster

Part of its "Smarter Planet" initiative, one of the vignettes describes how some do-gooders used IBM software to map the rice genome, identifying what was killing crops and helping to end hunger.

ENGADGET: IBM's THINK Exhibit invades NYC, aims to inspire (video)

Leah Granat from the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities said the bill should contain the words "killing" and "murder" instead of the term end of life assistance.

BBC: End of Life Assistance Bill Committee 2

While most investigations end happily, a few turn up deal-killing information.

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Waldrom sat out the game's final minutes after killing possession, but he and his team-mates had done more than enough in the second half to end the contest comfortably in charge, underlined as Steve Mafi was driven over from close range.

BBC: Scarlets 18-32 Leicester Tigers