1.   And with hundreds of titles on the market for the machine, Sony has become a ripe target for the emulator companies.

2.   As the premier automaker in Eastern Europe, Skoda was a ripe target when Volkswagen bought it.

3.   After Brazil, Argentina seemed a ripe target for the speculators.

4.   Brochu also admitted that Sierra itself might be a ripe target for a takeover.

5.   But it is tempting to see the Caucasus, Central Asia and Xinjiang as ripe targets for a nascent religious rebellion.

6.   But the main fear is that a huge commerce in plutonium would be a ripe target for theft by terrorists or countries secretly desiring to build nuclear weapons.

7.   Democrats consider Stockman a ripe target among the GOP freshmen because of his politics, which are very conservative.

8.   If the commission does so, Volvo would be a ripe target for a takeover, and Fiat might make an unsolicited offer, the executives said.

9.   It had a study in hand four years ago that said the monuments were ripe targets for terrorists.

10.   It is the failure of Catholics to firmly align with either party that makes them a ripe target for campaigns looking for voters to sway.