21.   Clark was keynote speaker for the opening session of the giant computer show, Comdex, which opened here Monday.

22.   Eventually, the trade group received the good news from a presidential aide, days before its opening session.

23.   For all the talk on Tuesday, the Senate plans a muted opening session on Wednesday, with a speech by Dole and just a few votes.

24.   Gates was booed by some attending the opening session.

25.   If adopted by the convention in its opening session Monday night, the platform will embody anti-abortion language that is more conservative than Dole had sought.

26.   In an unexpected and poignant turn of events, Graham was forced to cancel plans to speak at the opening session Saturday night.

27.   In the first heady days of the opening session, there were handshakes and kisses in the elegant chamber and promises of cooperation across party lines.

28.   Its opening session, featuring speeches by George Bush and Gerald Ford and a tearful tribute to the ailing Ronald Reagan, was strong on nostalgia and charm.

29.   Leading up to the opening session, the American position has been to preserve existing sugar protections.

30.   Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani spoke at the opening session on Sunday night, along with the two mayoral candidates, Michael R. Bloomberg and Mark Green.