11.  She is not sure how much she lost, she said, until she opens the statements.

12.  Should the judge decide to choose the jury from the current pool, opening statements in the case are likely to begin Thursday.

13.  Still more evidentiary wrangling pushed back opening statements in the O.J. Simpson double murder case for at least a day.

14.  That collegial culture has complicated jury selection in the court-martial of McKinney here and delayed opening statements Thursday.

15.  Symington testified in a courtroom packed for the first time since opening statements in mid-May.

16.  The ground rules for the debate will resemble those of the Clinton-Dole debate Sunday, except that there will be no opening statements.

17.  The plea agreement was reached as Judge Bernard Fried waited for opening statements to begin in the courtroom.

18.  The testimony by Wells and other investigators gave a preview of the capital murder trial, which is expected to begin with opening statements on Tuesday.

19.  Opening statements also possible.

20.  A jury heard opening statements Monday in the Oakland County Circuit Court trial of Joseph and Evelyn Djoumessi.