Sentence examples for ending efforts from inspiring English sources

Six days after Michael Jackson died in 2009, his longtime lawyer John Branca filed a will, ending efforts by Jackson's mother to become his estate's executor.

PAGE A13 No Turkish Troops in Iraq Turkey said it would not send troops to Iraq, ending efforts to solicit large numbers of foreign troops to bolster the American presence.

The conference came as a proposal to build a sports arena in Newark seemed weaker, as the company that owns the Nets and the Devils said it was ending efforts to move the teams to Newark and was considering moving them out of state.

In 1981 the SEC in effect conceded defeat, ending efforts to rein in lawyers.

Faced with total opposition from the Saudis and their allies, and de-facto instructions from the US to compromise, the Dutch announced on Wednesday that they had withdrawn their text entirely, likely ending efforts to get an international inquiry.

Yet, after the war ended, efforts at pest control waned.

Angelica said it had ended efforts to sell all or part of the company.

NASA has ended efforts to regain contact with its Phoenix Mars Lander near the planet's north pole.

This case may not end efforts by Microsoft or others to take advantage of software's plasticity to hinder competition.

In 2011, Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman ended efforts by her predecessor Leo Apotheker to spin off the PC unit.

Mr. Clohessy said the vote ended efforts this year in three states to pass laws suspending the statute of limitations for a limited period in sex abuse cases.