21.   That opportunity slipped away when the Mets signed Brett Butler as center fielder last week.

22.   They could be making a big mistake if they let this opportunity for rapprochement slip.

23.   This was his opportunity to show all of them that he is the boss, and he was not going to let that opportunity slip by.

24.   This opportunity will not slip away.

25.   Two days later, they let a golden opportunity slip through their grasp.

26.   Too many times in the past you have allowed good opportunities to slip away because you were scared to take advantage of them, but not this time.

27.   While Woods knew he had let some opportunities slip away, he felt good about his chances.

28.   Yes, the mood at the small bible college where they practiced resonated with a feeling that they had indeed let a grand opportunity slip through their hands.

29.   Fortunately, the United States and the West apparently do not intend to let the opportunity slip away again.

30.   On Friday, Racing defender Francisco Maciel told reporters he and his teammates were determined not to let this historic opportunity slip by.