31.   The mixed greens on the shelf, which were put in an open plastic container, had wilted significantly.

32.   The mixture must be made in a large, open container because it foams so much that it could explode a closed vessel, and cannot be stored.

33.   The manager said he often thawed open containers of frozen yogurt on a refrigerator shelf used to store raw meat.

34.   There was also an open container of brandy in the car.

35.   They also torpedoed an effort to make it a crime to have open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

36.   Under current law, it is an open container violation only only if a police officer actually sees a driver taking a drink.

37.   Under current law, it is legal for anyone but the driver to have an open container of alcohol while in a vehicle.

38.   A prolonged drought has forced millions of Venezuelans to store water in open containers.

39.   Critics of the open container law have long said that police enforce it mainly as an excuse to stop and search blacks.

40.   David Wayne Nickerson pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of an open container of alcohol on a public road and negligent driving, both misdemeanors.