On 02-10-2009, at 08:52, Michael Hoppe wrote:
> \vphantom{$\Bigl($}
This seems to give extra vertical space between the first and second
table row.
It seems that with
\hline\rule{0mm}{1pt}\\*[-12pt]
the OP could get what he wants without additional packages.
I used 11pt in the \documentclass.
Berend