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Also, open doors . Create an opportunity for, as in Legalizing marijuana may open the door to all kinds of abuse , or Her statement opened the door to further discussion , or Dad's connections at the hospital have opened doors for Richard's colleagues at medical school . [Late 1600s]

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Club chairman Peter Dougan said the partnership with LMI was an "opportunity to grow our fanbase and our income" through a global audience and could open the door to sponsorship deals.

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If Plyler is overturned, it could open the door to even broader legislative attacks, this time shielded by the most permissive form of judicial review that permits discriminatory laws to survive so long as any conceivable justification—no matter how speculative—can be asserted.

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Or the judge could opt for a modified sentence that reduces their punishment but does not immediately open the door to parole.

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The head of the national bank, Siose Penitala Teo, said the move to electronic banking and payments would open the door to economic empowerment.

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Another possibility is that the judge opts for a modified sentence that reduces their punishment but does not immediately open the door to parole.

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