11.   After an earlier boomlet, rash government spending had left messy holes in the public finances.

12.   Bullets leave holes in their victims, and one villain even gets shot off a balcony.

13.   But a cut-price sale will leave a hole in its budget.

14.   But if the convoluted plot leaves some gaping holes, the film generates a tingly futuristic atmosphere.

15.   But the corporate departure does threaten to leave a hole in Seattle arts and civic organizations, even though the company insists Seattle has nothing to fear.

16.   But police officials acknowledge that stretching officers to accommodate the senior-lead program will leave holes in patrols.

17.   But the material world, he says, left a hole in his soul.

18.   Center Brendan Haywood completed his eligibility last season and was selected in the first round of the NBA draft, leaving a hole in the middle.

19.   Cut on the folds, removing large or small pieces of paper and leaving holes.

20.   Defections like these can leave a hole in a program for years.