1.   As for stars, Cyffka noted, they represent a form of insurance that boosts the probability of a strong opening.

2.   But it was criticized for diluting the strong opening of the film itself.

3.   By contrast, television series today must succeed quickly, in the same way that new movies must have strong opening weekends.

4.   Cliggott said that the strong openings of the stock market over the last several sessions may indicate a new wave of capital reallocated from Asia to the United States.

5.   Other European equity markets also rose, hoisted in late trading by a strong opening by U.S. equities.

6.   Stock prices slumped after a strong opening Tuesday, but traders said profit-taking rather than a shift in sentiment was most likely the cause.

7.   Stocks retreated after a strong opening.

8.   U.K. stocks closed mixed after a strong opening on Wall Street and the likelihood of more takeover activity countered the pull of declining ex-dividend stocks.

9.   A strong opening on Wall Street gave London investors their final push.

10.   A strong opening on Wall Street provided further momentum for the buyers late in the European trading day.