This at first glance might seem to open a loophole.
Moreover, the nominee for C.I.A. director, Leon E. Panetta, opened a loophole in Mr. Obama's interrogation restrictions.
This could open a loophole for companies to rescind coverage to see whether a policyholder has the time, gumption, and lawyer-power to challenge them.
The administration of Gov. George E. Pataki soon opened a loophole: limited licenses for the care of groups with special needs.
They feared that allowing police officers access to homes even in limited cases would open a loophole dishonest officers could exploit.
In addition to testing the patience of the electorate, such an event could open a loophole in the 1974 campaign finance laws, potentially allowing for a flood of new donations to the campaigns.
That approach seems simple and straightforward, but it does open a loophole for the agency to block nonprescription use once again, by finding fault with the company's plans.
One major criticism of the Geithner plan was that it would permit less regulation of some of the more complicated derivatives that are custom-written, rather than plain-vanilla instruments, and would open a loophole that would keep much of the market unsupervised and opaque.
The Court of Final Appeal ruled against the government, which said the decision would open a loophole in Hong Kong's strict immigration laws, and brushed aside the government's request that it consult the Chinese authorities before handing down the judgment.
Had the SFA changed its deadline, it could have opened a loophole that could have been exploited by Rangers, who are banned from registering players until Sunday, 1 September.
