Example sentences of "have opted for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . |
| 2 | For example , because LOEX only acquires one or two copies of each item of user education material from depositors , and because it is a nationwide service , it has opted for a loan system , with no material for retention . |
| 3 | England boss Reilly , lacking the muscle of Wigan forwards Denis Betts , Andy Platt and Kelvin Skerrett , has opted for a blend of youth and experience . |
| 4 | In the twilight of its life , TOTP has opted for a radical face-lift , which has turned out instead like a make-over from Hell . |
| 5 | American Telephone & Telegraph has opted for a closer partnership with its trade unions to boost productivity and the quality of its services . |
| 6 | At the same time , where a member has opted for a method known as settlement to market , all matching sale and purchase contracts are netted off and resulting gains and losses accounted for , leaving in the member 's account with LCH the following morning only a net long or short position in respect of each commodity or instrument for each delivery month . |
| 7 | FACED with a choice between Shildon and Stockholm , the redoubtable Charlie Thomas has opted for a home fixture . |
| 8 | It was as if , having goaded her to the point of total capitulation , he 'd opted for a wary cooling-off period . |
| 9 | If I 'd wanted to really zoom around the fretboard I would 've opted for a medium/short-scale bass with really light , roundwound strings . |
| 10 | Firstly , the council could have opted for a significant increase in the er I five allocation and to go on to see to identify a site in the local plan . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 're up in London tomorrow — ’ Guy broke into the conversation calmly , having opted for a wedge of Virginia 's baked raisin cheesecake in preference to fresh strawberries , or rich chocolate gâteau , ‘ I 've got two tickets for the American Ballet Theatre . ’ |
| 12 | The press corps , having opted for a £30 , 35 minute flight , had time to dwell on the impact of this visitor . |
| 13 | Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials . |
| 14 | Over a quarter of households prior to nationalisation had opted for a coin pre-payment meter to ease the burden , though some Boards now discouraged this ( because of the high cost of installation and adjustment , and the risk of theft ) . |
| 15 | By 1991 over 4 million people , including a substantial number of women , had opted for a rebated APP instead of SERPS ( Committee of Public Accounts , 1991 ) . |
| 16 | Rather than moving back to a more conventional approach based on genuine consultation , it had opted for a system giving it greater control . |
| 17 | Perhaps a little more expensive , but we 've opted for a powerhead run undergravel — which will ensure adequate throughput of water through the gravel , and offers many similar features to the internal power filter , in terms of flow and aeration . |
| 18 | Among companies that have opted for a total or partial switch to diesel in recent months are Philips Electronics , Dunn & Bradstreet , the Milk Marketing Board , London Electricity Board and Alliance & Leicester Building Society . |
| 19 | If you have opted for non-action , then you have opted for a living death . |
| 20 | Most of the existing pilot sites have opted for a fairly large-scale computer-based system with a central system that stores for case-mix purposes , the data from a number of locally based feeder units . |
| 21 | We have opted for a single 19″ Triton fluorescent tube in this 2′ tank . |
| 22 | With power levels such as these on tap , the B-1R contains the obligatory limiter , and Ampeg have opted for a suitably compact , high-tech ‘ optocoupler limiter ’ system which uses an interrupted light beam to even out peaks in the signal . |
| 23 | One or two other manufacturers have opted for a similar idea to this , where the knob sweeps through an infinitely variable range of tones , from soft and middley to bass and treble-heavy ‘ crunch ’ . |
| 24 | I have opted for a selection of Amazon Swords , Giant Vallis , Fountain plants , Twisted Vallis and Cryptocorynes , The Crypts will fare better at the dimmer end of the tank . |
| 25 | To that end , the organisers have opted for a less familiar face of Francis Bacon and tracked down rare and unusual material as well as pictures of great significance . |
| 26 | The Americans have opted for a less ambitious three-way split . |
| 27 | Instead of preserving the statistics-and-dice method of combat , the programmers have opted for a tacky arcade sequence featuring blocky , sluggish sprites and no skill at all . |
| 28 | EMERGING FROM the chaos of being dropped by Arista as 16 Tambourines , singer Steve Roberts and bassist Tony Elliot have opted for a new guitarist , a new drummer and a radically altered sound . |
| 29 | EMERGING FROM the chaos of being dropped by Arista as 16 Tambourines , singer Steve Roberts and bassist Tony Elliot have opted for a new guitarist , a new drummer and a radically altered sound . |
| 30 | Some European countries have opted for a more acceptable solution in the form of " right to reply " legislation , which allows judges or " ombudsmen " to direct newspapers to publish corrections and counter-statements from those who claim to have been misrepresented . |