21.   --- A lot of builders, especially those from earthquake-prone parts of the country, opened their wallets at the booth of Fawni and Larrick Hill.

22.   After drought, hail and fickle prices conspired against the debt-laden rancher Ralph Clark, the Agriculture Department opened its wallet to make it all better.

23.   But now the Bruins owner says he is ready to open his wallet to defend his turf.

24.   But until someone decides to open their wallet, he said, he is committed to the sport he has spent most of his life learning.

25.   But they have become a lot busier in the last few months as buyers have opened their wallets for vacation and second homes.

26.   But when a neighbor stops by the sparsely furnished apartment, asking for a loan until payday, he readily opens his wallet.

27.   By opening their wallets, they are creating jobs and fomenting competition that leads to innovation and efficiency.

28.   But when she offered to put together a lunch for Al Checchi the other day, it was Checchi himself who opened his wallet.

29.   Carmakers must dream up some exciting new vehicles to entice jaded and cautious consumers to open their wallets in a downturn.

30.   Catch your breath and open your wallet.