21.  The character who speaks the opening line appears to be a sailor setting out on a solo voyage around the world.

22.  The first moves from well-known opening lines are made quickly, and the tension mounts by small degrees.

23.  The frightened editor then allowed his eyes to roam beyond the opening lines.

24.  The opening lines of that message have already been delivered.

25.  The other is of Jim McKay, the broadcasting legend who uttered those opening lines as host of the long-running Saturday afternoon sports program.

26.  The wiseguys in Vegas Sunday night stamped XXIX with the most lopsided opening line in history.

27.  These are the opening lines of an e-mail message at the heart of a lawsuit that provides a rare glimpse of behind-the-scenes tactics in the medical products world.

28.  To protect themselves, St. Clair and other Vegas sports bosses might tweak the opening line slightly and then let the action move it.

29.  Waxman seems stunned by the opening line of questions.

30.  When he began to recite the opening lines of the Bible, it almost seemed as if he was once again standing before the burning bush.