11.   Brook said Intel will now bear the huge cost of maintaining and upgrading the Alpha fab, leaving Digital free to focus on improving and marketing Alpha technology.

12.   But it may now be a strength of sorts, leaving Goldman free to embrace the Internet without fear of alienating thousands of employees.

13.   But Massachusetts and eight other states rejected the deal, saying that it left Microsoft free to continue its anticompetitive practices.

14.   But it would likely divest the stake as part of a merger with American, leaving Continental free to entertain a Delta offer.

15.   But that left Democrats free to criticize it when the economy turned sour, as they are now doing with a vengeance.

16.   But they were carried out in private, with the reporters left free to roam the town and speak alone with whomever they chose.

17.   But they are also left free to arrest suspected war criminals on their own authority.

18.   Carter is deadly around the goal line, so he usually draws the double teams, leaving Reed free to roam.

19.   Concealing the facts, however, leaves us free to wonder what really went on.

20.   Conversely, the courts could decide that Microsoft is an aggressive competitor who should be left free to compete.