The Mets' opening offer was for three years and $17.25 million.

The Marlins' opening offer was reportedly for three years and more than $30 million.

The company's opening offer, he said, "would already equate with what our competitors do, on average."

Pettitte made $11.5 million while winning 21 games last season, so it was clearly an opening offer and below market value.

The proposals amount to the administration's opening offer in negotiations that have barely got off the ground.

And that was just his opening offer, Oreza reminded himself.

The $60-a-share price was described as just an opening offer by the officials.

Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said in 2008 that he would regard £250,000 as no more than an "interesting opening offer" for the book.

The Giants made some good opening offers and, basically, were bidding against themselves.

The proposed testimony was what amounted to an opening offer.