make an end of
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"With all the good will in the world," he said, "and with the most heartfelt desire to make an end of war, we must be ready to meet it if it comes."
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With such a craft, he thinks, he could not only run down Nazi surface raiders and make an end of them but give the U.S. fleet better reconnaissance than it has ever had before.
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It takes one to start a fight, but it takes two to make an end of fighting.
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In 1314, however, the English marched north under Edward II to make an end of the wild laird they called "King Hob"�the royal yokel.
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“I am here to make an end of this. Your men have fought valiantly, but your war is lost. Are you prepared to yield?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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