Example sentences of "to opt for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also may try to help farmers to opt for no-till methods . |
| 2 | All five degree courses are organized and integrated within a common Faculty framework which makes it possible for students to opt for certain units outside their main subject area . |
| 3 | Bribery , in the form of financial inducements and electoral treats , was another common method employed to " persuade " voters to opt for certain candidates . |
| 4 | Disgruntled young people who currently gain nothing positive from their last years at school should be allowed to opt for part-time work at the age of fourteen if they so wish . |
| 5 | In these cases , financial security , a reluctance to move to a new employer , and proximity to the statutory pension age , coupled with a desire to do other things with their time or simply to stop working , led them to opt for early retirement . |
| 6 | Cos of uncertainty about the arrangement over long period , decided to opt for one-year-only subscription . |
| 7 | However , frozen food does not retain the vitamins of fresh produce and the danger is to opt for frozen even if fresh food is available and hence miss out on valuable nutrients . |
| 8 | Mr Taylor-Young also says that costs are basically the same as for an advisory service so unless the client has time and is very keen to be in charge , it is advisable to opt for discretionary management . |
| 9 | It leaves us saying ‘ We do n't like this one but we like that one less ’ , so we have to opt for lesser evils . ’ |
| 10 | It includes interviews with GPs and patients to assess the extent to which patients exert an influence on the decision to opt for surgical treatment for this condition . |
| 11 | How does he square the Government 's commitment to allow public service managers the right to manage with compelling them to opt for competitive tendering in circumstances where , he will accept , that can be costly to prepare and can lead to inflexibility in meeting changing circumstances ? |
| 12 | Better to opt for fresh fruit or Italian sorbet — most other Italian desserts are notoriously naughty . |
| 13 | To opt for nuclear power after Chernobyl would be to ‘ swap the prospect of a tragedy for the certainty of a catastrophe ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm more inclined to opt for placental abruption . |
| 15 | Consequently they tend to opt for conservative technologies . |
| 16 | The risk of a very old person falling and being left for a long period lying on the floor is a sufficient anxiety to encourage some families to opt for residential care for their elderly family member , when with enough support it might not be necessary ( Challis and Davies , 1985 , p. 571 ) . |
| 17 | When a case manager is assessing needs for care we might speculate whether , for those with intensive care needs , it might be ‘ cheaper ’ for care managers to opt for institutional rather than community provision . |
| 18 | Firms have an incentive to opt for particular levels or types of integration . |
| 19 | Now it is up to the consumer to accept that white does n't necessarily mean healthy and to opt for unbleached products . |