Example sentences of "to opt for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing before a complaints committee would be removed . |
| 2 | The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing should be removed . |
| 3 | The two girls decide instead to opt for a frantic search for their long-lost father . |
| 4 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 5 | It is equally true to say that for many applications open-loop control is entirely adequate , and to opt for a closed-loop system would be an expensive luxury . |
| 6 | For example , a number of humanities courses allow the student to postpone a decision to opt for a single subject or interdisciplinary course , or a major , joint or minor programme until the beginning of the second year . |
| 7 | In fact , a great many of the most important decisions by British Governments have been introduced without any prior leave by the electorate as has been the case with respect to the repeal of the Corn Laws , 1846 , the passing of the Trades Disputes Act , 1927 , the departure from the Gold Standard in 1931 , the decision by the post-war Labour Government to opt for a nuclear-defence policy , the decision to apply for membership of the European Economic Community in 1961 , the passage of the Commonwealth Immigration Act , 1968 , as well as a host of foreign-policy matters over the years . |
| 8 | In that moment , the student is freed to make decisions , to make judgements about the balance of the evidence , or to opt for a particular course of action . |
| 9 | For those of you with stepchildren to consider , however , you may wish to opt for a common tenancy and leave half the house to them . |
| 10 | The Law Society holds hearings in private but allows the defendant the right to opt for a public hearing if he or she so wishes ( the prosecution also has the right , but only in public interest cases ) . |
| 11 | But delegates decided to opt for a scientific review of all amendments to the annex . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've decided to opt for a quiet role , ’ she had said . |
| 13 | at any time you and your colleagues decide that you wish to opt for an alternative option other than sale or ; |
| 14 | There are two basic designs , and if you are troubled by hand or wrist ailments it is probably best to opt for the sliding type of catch which can be operated by your thumb . |
| 15 | Few or no other routes were available and so it was a most logical decision to opt for the sporting escape . |
| 16 | Hence , one might expect the middle class to opt for the political party most likely to conserve the existing state of affairs . |
| 17 | Given the difficult economic climate , many clients have decided to opt for the old adage that things can only be managed if they can be measured . |
| 18 | If a school intends to operate a form of option system allowing pupils to drop history at Key Stage 4 or to opt for the short course or continue with the full course , pupils and parents will presumably wish to base their decision on performance to date . |