Example sentences of "signal the end " in BNC.

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1 Dinner lasted one hour and , in spite of the impeccable and rapid service , guests were often caught in mid-mouthful when the Emperor and Empress rose to signal the end of the meal .
2 The bell rang to signal the end of the period but nobody moved .
3 Underwood 's new book , Flying Wing ( Stanley Paul £1499 ) , was intended to signal the end of a glittering career that brought him 55 England caps and a record 35 tries .
4 Midsole damage does n't necessarily signal the end of your trusty old friend .
5 Great advances have already been made towards the achievement of a Europe without internal frontiers on the target date of 31 December 1992 , but even that date will not signal the end of the road for three reasons :
6 What will be the effect on the size of firms : does the microchip signal the end of the giant corporation or will it speed up still further the process of concentration among the giant conglomerate multinationals ?
7 FALLING interest rates could signal the end of the great rental boom that flourished in the unstable property market of the past few years .
8 Reports were circulating that Brian Faulkner , the head of the Westminster government supported Northern Ireland Executive , was about to resign and that his departure would signal the end of the strike .
9 Even physical disabilities caused by illnesses such as strokes and arthritis need not signal the end of sexual activity of this kind .
10 Grandparents Billy , 80 , and 72-year-old Irene were called away from her bedside in the psychiatric unit at Liverpool 's Broad Green Hospital to be told the news which could signal the end of Rachel 's £5,000-a-day career .
11 Postmodernism does not signal the end of politics or the creation of forms which are emptied of political content .
12 But the collapse of two other tycoon clients , Robert Maxwell and Polly Peck boss Asil Nadir , has raised questions over his judgement and may signal the end of his career .
13 This will signal the end of the European Commission 's efforts to prepare the groundwork for the free movement of goods , services and people within the European Community .
14 And for the once mighty Dublin side , defeat would effectively signal the end of what has been a bitterly disappointing and frustrating season .
15 In a sense , it will signal the end of the centuries-old dominance of the printed word .
16 For the supporters that might signal the end .
17 ‘ We fear that the construction of a sea defence wall will pave the way for road and business developments and will signal the end of Southport as a resort . ’
18 But the arrival of a new defender would not necessarily signal the end of Mark Wright 's Anfield career .
19 ‘ He is about to suffer a tragic accident which will signal the end of his incredible , action-packed career as Britain 's greatest goal-scoring hero , ’ said the Roy of the Rovers editor , Dave Hunt .
20 WHEN Norman Lamont opens his battered old red box on Tuesday , his action will signal the end of a tradition which has stretched back at least two centuries .
21 Lyle , as defending champion , had to be-jacket Faldo , and coincidentally it signalled the end of perhaps the finest stretch of golf played by a British golfer .
22 News of Clive Gregson and Christine Collister splitting up as a couple sadly signalled the end , too , of a fruitful artistic union .
23 When the siren signalled the end of the twenty-minute period , Ted had only three waves under his belt .
24 After a quick exchange of passes Bastin scored and the roar of the crowd had hardly subsided when the whistle signalled the end of the match .
25 The 1944 Education Act signalled the end of elementary education for children over 11 .
26 Last night , Fry systemically ridiculed the letter with which Flashman signalled the end of his seven-year reign at Underhill .
27 He continued to box until 1910 when a deteriorating eye condition signalled the end of his active career .
28 Despite this failure , the central message of ‘ After Japan ’ , the company 's massive productivity disadvantage , was pressed home by rationalization , specifically the closure of the Dagenham foundry which signalled the end of totally integrated production in the company 's heartland .
29 Two years after the photograph had been taken Nasser came to power in a nationalist revolution which signalled the end for the European community in Alexandria , as it did for European domination of Egyptian affairs .
30 And as the house playback signalled the end of the number , she picked up a pen and some scrap paper and went out to collect orders for interval food and coffee .
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