21.   The Rwandan trials are opening at a time when attitudes are hardening in this tiny Central African country, denting its hopes for a political and psychological recovery.

22.   The trial has opened an unusual window on the uncommunicative armed forces.

23.   The trial opens in earnest almost a year after Kenneth W. Starr, the independent counsel, began investigating the accusations against Clinton.

24.   The trials open today in Sacramento, Calif.

25.   The trial opened Tuesday with statements.

26.   This summer, a trial will open in Los Angeles over a recent experiment on schizophrenics.

27.   When the trial opened this morning, court representatives were unsure whether the reclusive Dufoix would even appear to defend herself.

28.   When the trial opens Monday, there may be a motion to postpone it until Parliament can approve such a change.

29.   When the trial opened, Yousef contended that he was imprisoned and tortured in a Pakistani prison while prosecutors said he was in the Philippines preparing his plot.

30.   When the trial of the three men opened on Wednesday in Munich, a defense lawyer, Werner Leitner, said state prosecutors had withheld important documents.