1.   Because at this juncture, Gordon knows he clearly has cracked open the door for his rivals.

2.   Her skull is cracked open exposing her burned brain.

3.   His head was cracked open, one leg was lying here, the other leg was lying over there.

4.   In each case, the walnut-sized skull is cracked open and the brains are scooped out for cooking.

5.   In August, an old case was cracked open, further stirring the people of Belgium.

6.   In the meantime, despite the squandering of opportunities so far this season, there is reason to believe the door is cracked open for Erickson.

7.   We sat down at a table topped with white butcher paper and cracked open the menu.

8.   Over the past three weeks, farmers have illegally cracked open the headgates on four occasions to let water flow into irrigation canals.

9.   All skulls were cracked open, and limbs defleshed and smashed for their marrow.

10.   Cano said the amber was cracked open and the bee removed.