Example sentences of "opted for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , with Iago , Nunn has opted for a congruence of scales . |
| 2 | Paul Cochrane , from the Alan Paul salon in Lambs Conduit Street , London , opted for a bob with a Sixties feel , slightly concave at the back through graduated cutting for a softer shape . |
| 3 | To presuppose this is both contradictory and dangerous ; contradictory because the West can not insist on a certain outcome from free elections and still uphold democracy ; dangerous because , if the confusion of the two in the public mind persists , there will be many more instances of superpowers subverting elected governments because they have not opted for a market economy . |
| 4 | PLANS by British Aerospace and France 's Thomson-CSF to merge their guided weapons businesses moved a step closer yesterday after the United Kingdom 's Ministry of Defence opted for a European missile for the new generation of anti-aircraft frigates . |
| 5 | The American people opted for a return to isolationism : in consequence , the League lacked the power and cohesion to curb the ambitions of the Axis powers . |
| 6 | According to Radio Moscow 's Interfax , a news service , and Commersant , a magazine of the Union of Co-operatives , after a five-year dither the Soviet Union has at last opted for a Polish-style Big Bang for its economic reform . |
| 7 | Overtaking needs a bit more planning , but for those who have long since given up the chase and opted for a more dignified life , this is a lot of car for the money plus a BMW badge to ride behind . |
| 8 | That is why power boat owner David Peaks opted for a five-door turbo diesel Mitsubishi Shogun — rival to the Range Rover — after a succession of diesel Land-Rovers . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Scottish Hydro decided to go to war , but with environmental considerations in mind opted for a psychological approach rather than the shotgun option . |
| 11 | A second group of stations opted for a free version of cinquecento baroque — Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof ( 1872 ) , Mannheim ( 1876 ) , Budapest East ( 1876 ) , Zurich ( 1871 ) , and Brunswick ( 1848 ) . |
| 12 | After independence , the ZANU government opted for a policy of reconciliation rather than confrontation with its white settler population , and by association with its direct southern neighbour , South Africa . |
| 13 | If you have opted for non-action , then you have opted for a living death . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Yet , had the Sri Lankan and British governments opted for a slightly lower dam , then the most heavily populated area , including the town of Teldeniya , would not have been flooded . |
| 17 | For instance , if a couple opted for a full surrogacy arrangement , they could have a baby that bears the same genetic relationship to them as do children conceived in the normal way , while someone else copes with the inconvenience of pregnancy and birth . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | We have opted for a single 19″ Triton fluorescent tube in this 2′ tank . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ’ . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It is rather Britain that has chosen the Italian road and opted for a one-party state that may soon have more difficulty in government than it imagines . |
| 24 | The selectors opted for a 13 back-17 forward team split , forcing Wright into the utility role of wing-cum-fullback . |
| 25 | This visitor opted for a mermaid . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Charles , spurning an old Scottish tradition , opted for a royal cover-up . |
| 30 | He had taken a sabbatical that autumn from the family business , opted for a life , or , more accurately , a few weeks , on the ocean wave . |