Example sentences of "[noun] have opted for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With its new MouseMan Cordless , Logitech has opted for the alternative cordless solution , radio . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | The club have opted for a left arm spinner Jamie Stewart from Western Australia as their pro . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mr had opted for the figure nineteen , for the multiplier in the pleadings in this case . |
| 7 | The officials had opted for the more prestigious Royal Mail charge , rather than the more tenuous one of murder of the post-boy . |
| 8 | In your letter you present the fact that yourself and the Deputy Director have opted for an increase based on the Grade 1 salary and presumably you saw that as a gesture of good will or a concession to our demands . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Rather than pandering to these fading fans ( and perhaps building up false expectations ) , the good Dr David Marsh has opted for the cattle-prod technique beloved of third division no-hopers . |
| 13 | Nationalism Today and its more tabloid partner National Front News have opted for the Palestinian cause , whilst Vanguard seems , at first sight , to be overturning a whole tradition of fascist ideology by advocating what appears to be a pro-Zionist position . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | American Telephone & Telegraph has opted for a closer partnership with its trade unions to boost productivity and the quality of its services . |
| 16 | The Americans have opted for a less ambitious three-way split . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | It can co-exist as alternative spellings during transition — indeed , a hundred or so words have been simplified this century when dictionaries have listed alternative spellings and the public has opted for the easier way of arranging the letters . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Of course , you need special software to make all this work , and of three operating systems available — PenDOS , PenPoint and Windows for Pens — GRiD has opted for the Microsoft product . |
| 24 | It is difficult , therefore , to understand why Bowsher has opted for an alternative definition . |
| 25 | FACED with a choice between Shildon and Stockholm , the redoubtable Charlie Thomas has opted for a home fixture . |
| 26 | The House of Lords held that since the sellers had opted for the one shipment , albeit with separate documents , the contract was not severable . |