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come to an end结束 结束,终止
例句：The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.
那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
2.Over the last two years, I have lost a first-rate Central Command commander and an outstanding commander of ISAF in Afghanistan due to their own missteps in dealing with the media.
due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。
3.I had two very different presidents each on several occasions express concern to me about senior defense officials both civilian and military, speaking out inappropriately on foreign policy issues.
speak out毫无保留地说出
例句：If you have any objections, just speak out.
如果你有什么反对意见, 就爽快地说出来。
I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.
我打算直言反对委员会的决定。
