21.   The framework of the accord leaves open the possibility of including other companies in the alliance, the officials said.

22.   This leaves open the possibility of international sanctions against it, India insisted.

23.   Consensus is the norm for such matters, but this leaves open the possibility of one or more states blocking a proposal.

24.   That effectively rules out a Croat as president, but leaves open the field between the Moslem and the Serb candidates.