Sentence examples for virtually ending from inspiring English sources

The changes in temperature and salinity in the bays would have severe effects on fisheries, virtually ending oyster production in the nation's most productive areas.

A disciplinary commission of the French Football Federation, or F.F.F., banned one player, the 31-year-old striker Nicolas Anelka for 18 matches, virtually ending his international playing career.

With the aid of French naval forces under Admiral de Grasse, the allies laid siege to Lord Cornwallis' forces, bottled them up on the peninsula, and forced Cornwallis to surrender on October 19, thus virtually ending the war.

The flurry of activity virtually ending the first session of the 110th Congress left many issues unresolved, setting the stage for new confrontations when Congress returns after the holidays.

[A12.] Bill Limiting Class-Action Suits Fails A White House-backed bill that would restrict class-action lawsuits failed on a procedural vote in the Senate, virtually ending the prospects that it will pass this year.

Egypt destroyed the tunnels leading to Gaza, virtually ending the flow of goods and depriving Hamas from collecting taxes, and closed the Rafah border crossing.

The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.

The Paris Métro gradually replaced the Petite Ceinture, and in 1934 commuter service virtually ended.

The University of Akron Law School in Ohio has frozen its tuition and virtually ended its out-of-state surcharge.

His writing career virtually ended with the completion of An'ya kōro.

Politically, however, the hearings virtually ended Mayor Lindsay's presidential aspirations.