Silicon Valley pundits see this as a test case that may open floodgates for a long string of follow-up indictments.
Matthews said getting over this first artistic hump might open the floodgates for more art shows.
Business groups have strongly opposed the measures, arguing they would open the floodgates to frivolous lawsuits.
The LGA says the plan could "open the floodgates" to thousands of "unsightly and unsuitable" house extensions.
Next season the NBA will open the floodgates and make 60-plus years of basketball statistics available to fans.
It would "open the floodgates to very unsuitable material appearing in schools for the use of children", she warned.
But if the Elwha dams come out, and that successfully restores salmon runs, it could open the floodgates for similar projects.
"We are deeply concerned that these sales will open the floodgates to additional illegal trade, " said Will Travers, CEO of the Born Free Foundation.
Fearing this might open the floodgates, a Liberal government declared in 1994 that the past was the past and that no further compensation would be forthcoming.
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But this could open the floodgates to more voting-rights lawsuits.
Executives at Wall Street firms are wondering if the SEC will "open the floodgates" to allow clones of the Facebook deal, according to one official at a large U.S. bank.
That try looked like it would open the floodgates when, within minutes, 19-year-old Wheeler showed his quality, skill and quick feet, to ride four challenges before darting through and touching down.
It said no matter how sustainable it was, a dwelling could not be built in the park unless there is a real need, because it could open the floodgates to other developments.
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That was, in part, because of the "huge financial penalties for newspapers which choose to be outside the system and an arbitration service which would open the floodgates to compensation claimants", president Adrian Jeakings said.
"All it will take is one or two high-profile companies to migrate to Apple to open the floodgates for other IT managers to realize that they, too, should consider moving to a new platform, " Pile says.
"And if the matching funds are for whatever reason not available to my campaign then we'll open up the floodgates for a national fundraising campaign, " he said.
But the attackers at any time could shift the floodgates and open up the tide for Yahoo!
Moreover, the floodgates are open and every day, many more keep coming onboard.
Taking to Twitter and Facebook has its limits but the floodgates could open if the right audience is tapped.
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Especially since the floodgates are open for selling enormous sizes of French fries and bacon double cheeseburgers, which seem to have more effect on weight gain.
It's an idea that may be worth exploring for those who have seen extensive combat, but the fact is that once you start making such exceptions, the floodgates will open.
The issue with Gebrselassie, I think, it's doubtful the floodgates will open with other athletes bailing out of the Olympics, Steve, just because the Olympics are so important to these athletes.
It was far from an ideal start for Hull, who had lost their previous three matches, but if the majority of the Anfield crowd were expecting the floodgates to open they were soon to be disappointed as the Tigers gave their travelling fans something to celebrate.
That is where the floodgates can really open with online investments.
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Some crowdfunding portals contend that free market principles should rule the day, and the floodgates of crowdfunding should be thrown open with no restrictions.
But HAWKEN will be opening the floodgates to the rest of the world come December 12, 2012 with the open beta.
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