1.  Defense lawyers wanted access to the items now.

2.  Enron and other power marketers wanted unrestricted access to electricity transmission grids, which were owned by their competitors.

3.  Entrepreneurs and venture capital firms want access to BU's top engineering and science professors.

4.  Euro bonds are sold to offshore investors who want access to a nation's relatively attractive yields.

5.  European automakers also want better access to South Korea's market -- Korean sales to Europe are soaring but imports only account for 0.3 percent of the home market.

6.  Ethiopia, landlocked, wanted access to the sea.

7.  European Union ministers also want greater access to the U.S. market.

8.  Everyone wanted access to the hottest ticket in town: the Oakland Raiders hosting the Baltimore Ravens in the American Football Conference championship game.

9.  Financial contributors want special access to the officeholder _ and until there are publicly funded elections, they'll get it.

10.  FedEx wants access to your mailbox - a place the post office has jealously guarded since an obscure regulation went into effect in 1934 .