Example sentences of "opt for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also sensed that it would help them to make sure that managed competition was made to work ; they feared that , if it failed , politicians might opt for a government-run programme that would cut them out entirely . |
| 2 | Freddie Mercury fans can opt for a retrospective album of solo tracks , including the Christmas number one single contender — In My Defence . |
| 3 | Tight perms also tend to look harsh , so you might opt for a softer , wavier look . |
| 4 | To avoid this possibility , we can opt for a stratified sample . |
| 5 | After another meeting on June 11 in Prague , Klaus said on June 12 that " if we ca n't form a reasonable state , we shall opt for a reasonable and quiet separation " . |
| 6 | Students in this year may also opt for a substantial period on an experimental or computational project within the Meteorology Department . |
| 7 | This scepticism apart , most bass amp manufacturers would opt for a similar system if they thought the market would stand it , but realising that it places significant extra financial strain on the consumer , most do n't . |
| 8 | Mr Lindsey was predicting in early January that the majority of customers this year would probably opt for a variable rate , on the basis that they probably did not believe interest rates would drop very much further . |
| 9 | Then the algorithm may opt for a particular child C on the basis of the gradient of f at N , but the gradient is misleading and in fact f ( C ) is much less then f(N) . |
| 10 | That sparked the supporter unrest with fans fearing that the club would opt for a local sell-off to ease their financial problems if a cross-channel bid failed to materialise . |
| 11 | If you do n't wish to take advantage of the Associate Membership you can opt for a free road atlas , worth £12.75 , instead . |
| 12 | The real problem is that , because of the infighting between various entrenched interests , the Scottish Office may opt for a quiet life and the status quo . |
| 13 | But I would opt for a self-catering package which enable you to take full advantage of the excellent weekly markets . |
| 14 | You could of course opt for the new Marshall JMP-1 MIDI preamp , which would almost certainly do the job ; I could equally recommend Boogie 's TriAxis , but that breaches your £1,000 ceiling . |
| 15 | And this difference between them and such initially sympathetic Englishmen as Hewlett and Newbolt went very deep ; for ultimately it meant that , when the question arose whether the artist 's first responsibility was to his art ( his trade ) or to his society , Pound and Lewis and Ford would opt for the first alternative , Hewlett and Newbolt for the second — as indeed we soon see them doing when both of them answer the call of First World War patriotism by writing moralebuilding poems and stories . |
| 16 | Clearly then , if the company is to choose one it should opt for the first . |
| 17 | For example , virtually all university lecturers , if asked to choose concerning next year 's pay between two deals , the first being this year 's pay ( adjusted for inflation ) and the second a 50 per cent random chance of nothing and 50 per cent chance of double this year 's ( inflation-adjusted ) pay , would opt for the former . |
| 18 | Franco 's own forces were similarly , if less virulently , shot through with internal rivalries and disagreements ; but if confronted with a choice between the status quo and the risk of " the reds " returning , they would all opt for the former . |
| 19 | If there is a separate tour , there is a distinct possibility many players would opt for the four match South African tour instead of the 12-match tour of Ireland and Wales . |
| 20 | ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . ) |
| 21 | Some people , upon seeing a title like that , would automatically opt for the pre-shaping method since maths is quite often a dirty word . |
| 22 | He asserts that when faced with paying higher prices ( and significantly higher prices ) for the precise product specification consumers are supposed to want , those consumers will opt for the low-priced goods . |
| 23 | When we held activities at the school , the girls would always opt for the domestic tasks ' and it was difficult to persuade them to take on some other responsibility . |
| 24 | But do n't opt for the obvious solution : cutting the stuff into stunted threads is practised only by the infantile . |
| 25 | Most developers would probably opt for the open site policy on the bas open site erm area on the basis this would better meet their functional needs . |
| 26 | Hacker Young advised that the Halls should opt for the dual status of charity and limited liability company . |
| 27 | So you might think few firms would opt for the formal route . |
| 28 | You get plenty of choice with the memory-resident monitors — you can opt for the enhanced protection of VSAFE , part of which can reside in Upper memory , or you can go for the smaller VWATCH . |
| 29 | Alternatively , you can opt for an integrated or fully-integrated model . |
| 30 | But le Havre and Cherbourg opted for a simple and austere classicism , with the new vogue for geometrical emphasis to the fore . |