Example sentences of "to opt for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , to achieve recognition within the legalistic and decentralised bargaining system in the United States a union needs to win a majority vote in a ballot , and although perhaps 40 or 45 per cent of the employees in a given enterprise may desire union services the union fails to achieve recognition because of the unwillingness of the majority of their colleagues to opt for unionisation . |
| 2 | It has become clear that some colleges are having difficulty in recruiting viable numbers of students , especially from those coming in at 18-plus , mainly because school-leavers with two A levels prefer to opt for degree courses . |
| 3 | He tends to opt for change merely because team A have had a go and it is time to give team B a chance . |
| 4 | This option allows a measure of latitude to opt for jury trial on indictment to a person accused of a more serious offence , or one which could have profound effects on him if found guilty . |
| 5 | It also suggests that there may be scope for significantly reducing the number of committals without interfering with the defendant 's right to opt for jury trial . |
| 6 | The effect of this would have been to transfer responsibility for venue decisions from the magistrates to the prosecution , while preserving the defendant 's right to opt for jury trial . |
| 7 | These are important considerations ; but you must ask whether they are a good reason to opt for non-intervention , or , rather , a reason to improve the support services available to parents or the institutions which house such children . |
| 8 | While underlining the right of the East Germans to opt for unity with their fellow Germans in the Federal Republic , Dr Kohl said this was a matter for their own free choice . |
| 9 | Investors in NIE will be able to opt for discount vouchers to get money off their electricity bills , a particularly attractive prospect in the light of last week 's Budget when the Chancellor announced a new VAT on domestic fuel and power from April 1994 . |
| 10 | While SWAPO 's decision to opt for English as the official language reflects a wish to avoid conflicts between different indigenous languages , relatively few people who have not been refugees know English well , and this will have to be taken into consideration in teacher training . |
| 11 | The emergence of the MARC Project led BNB to opt for standard DC18 and confirmed the inclusion of DC numbers in both LC and BNB MARC records . |
| 12 | Without the aid of any sort of therapy , and certainly without the sympathy and understanding which should attend it , I managed to opt for life . |
| 13 | The group most likely to opt for non-registration will be the very poorest , and particularly those in the underclass . |
| 14 | The decision depends partly on the previous state of knowledge of the topic under investigation — one is most likely to opt for flow visualization in a preliminary exploration — and partly on the efficacy of available transducers in the particular situation . |
| 15 | On average , the people who are most likely to opt for health insurance are those who know themselves to be relatively unhealthy . |
| 16 | It seems to be more practical to opt for control on some form of ‘ toggling ’ basis , which is the method of control used in this program . |
| 17 | In choosing a place of exile one had , if possible , to opt for proximity to places like The Oval , Lord 's and Twickenham . |
| 18 | If you decide to opt for carpet in the bathroom , choose one specially designed for the purpose — like The Bathroom Bliss range from Lancaster that has a waterproof waffle backing . |
| 19 | He had decided to opt for medicine rather than the stage , and had felt virtuous , mildly sacrificial , a little self-important while making this choice . |
| 20 | Unix System Labs is under the impression NCR , a fellow AT&T subsidiary , is going to opt for Destiny . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , the decision to opt for smoothness rather than scruffiness , composure rather than gaucheness , is not an innocent choice . |
| 22 | The reference to a single currency in the opening articles of the draft treaty is explicitly qualified by the reference to the procedures set out therein , and those procedures include the right to opt for exemption status . |
| 23 | He invited them to decide by referendum whether to opt for autonomy , with full French support , or for independence outside the community . |