1.   The government has announced the opening of the first tender for exploration on its continental shelf.

2.   Botha also announced the opening of a trade mission in St Petersburg.

3.   Boston-based Fidelity announced the opening of its first Latin American office in April when it established an operation in Buenos Aires.

4.   Cheney spoke at a short news conference in which he announced the opening of the Bush-Cheney transition headquarters in suburban McLean, Va.

5.   Jane R. Smith, president of Options Resource and Career Center in Houston, said she stands up and announces job openings to members of business groups.

6.   Many Hungarian business leaders hoped that he would announce the opening of a state trade office in Budapest.

7.   Some companies have devoted sections of their Web sites to recruitment, announcing job openings and requesting resumes.

8.   Some of the outlawed groups whose bank accounts have been frozen by Pakistan and the United States have already announced the opening of new bank accounts.

9.   The California Republican Party, a latecomer to the Internet, announced the opening of its site at www.cagop.org this week.