11.   Such expectations provide an opening for a demand-driven burst of inflation.

12.   That could provide an opening for the generic companies.

13.   That denial provided the opening for Starr to examine in nitty-gritty detail exactly what constituted their relationship.

14.   That has provided an opening for Tradepoint and other ECNs.

15.   That, it seems, sends the cards haywire, providing an opening for the computer thief to creep in and tinker.

16.   That should provide an opening for the new firms.

17.   That, in turn, provides an opening for Dublin to remove a territorial claim in the Irish Constitution to the six counties of the North.

18.   That might provide an opening for Wilson, who has not allowed an earned run in nine innings this spring.

19.   The Compaq merger, according to Dell executives, should provide an opening for competitive gains.

20.   The budget gridlock in Washington has also provided an opening for Perot, who says that he and millions of other Americans are dismayed by it all.