21.   But I hope before long I can get an opportunity to play every day.

22.   But I hope I get the opportunity this time.

23.   But it helps to win this race because a trainer gets more opportunities when he wins big races.

24.   But he may not get the opportunity because Democrats in the Senate may prevent the measure from coming to a vote.

25.   But it was Hodgson who got the opportunity this time.

26.   But it was the only way to get an opportunity, so now I just have to go out there and do my job.

27.   But I looked around at guys like Ron, Jim and Matt who had been very successful assistant coaches for a long time before finally getting their opportunities.

28.   But Michael Hartmann, a sex-crimes prosecutor in San Francisco, is getting that opportunity.

29.   But Oakley is in no rush to make a decision, and the Toronto Raptors will get every opportunity to keep the veteran rebounder.

30.   But the road Peters took to get that opportunity Sunday was anything but predictable.