21.   Armstrong left open the possibility that Griffey would return to the Mariners if a trade could not be worked out.

22.   Apple left open the possibility of further actions, including charges and firings, which analysts said will be needed.

23.   As for the two eternal questions that follow him everywhere, Connery hopes to bury one for good while leaving open the possibility of the other.

24.   At her weekly news briefing Thursday, Reno left open the possibility that Justice Department investigators would examine other instances of abuse in other divisions of the lab.

25.   At another point, Alexander left open the possibility for the first time that he could withdraw sooner.

26.   Attorney General John Ashcroft on Wednesday left open the possibility that foreign governments could have supported the hijack terrorists.

27.   Black veterans -- like the remarkable Endesha Ida Mae Holland, the prostitute turned organizer turned playwright -- describe how volunteering opened new possibilities for their lives.

28.   Both he and Cammarata held open the possibility of a settlement.

29.   Bradley spokesman Eric Hauser Monday did not dispute that Bradley had left open the possibility of a tax hike, but Hauser said Gore has done the same thing.

30.   A publicly held Conrail left open the possibility for CSX to make another bid in the future.