11.   But, after studying the problems with the doors slamming shut and sealing off evacuation routes, they have been unable to agree on a solution.

12.   Consumer spending will keep improving, but wallets will flutter open in some aisles while slamming shut in others.

13.   MICROSOFT -- Another door slammed shut on Apple Computer yesterday when Microsoft said it will not make its popular Windows NT software for Macintosh computers.

14.   No matter how many times a human interloper pulls open the door and lets it slam shut, Mrs. Spider defiantly holds her ground.

15.   Pets.com was the only pet e-tailer to make it to Wall Street, just before the window slammed shut for Internet companies.

16.   Sometimes, when the wind was fierce or the door slammed shut, the van swayed like a ship at sea.

17.   The door to the West slammed shut, and official policy transformed pictorial realism into soft-focus folk cliches.

18.   The rollover filled the boat with water, and forced Autissier to slam shut a rear bulkhead door to keep the yacht from sinking.

19.   Then comes a sharp bang followed by shrieks and the clatter of shop window-grates slamming shut.

20.   Then the telecom IPO gate suddenly slammed shut, and it has refused to reopen.