Synonym: choose, prefer. Similar words: adopt, option, adoption, helicopter, optimistic. Meaning: [ɑpt /ɒpt] v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative.
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(61) Even more important, they are allowed to opt out of local authority control.
(62) Most people opt for the furry friendliness of the cat family.
(63) If the redundancy package is too generous many staff will opt for that and not even consider relocating.
(64) For much of the Bloc, then, the solution may be to opt for the devil they know.
(65) Hospitals that have chosen to opt out of health-authority control and become self-governing will start running their own affairs.
(66) During December, struggling couples opt to delay their breakups until after Christmas.
(67) Instead, he is expected to surrender one-third of the Championship and opt for some easy money.
(68) The decision to opt for sewage composting was made largely in order to reduce the need for water for flushing the toilet.
(69) Hacker Young advised that the Halls should opt for the dual status of charity and limited liability company.
(70) Employees who do not wish to be part of the company's healthcare program can opt out if they want to.
(71) Whatever shoe style you opt for, look for simplicity and minimal design.
(72) Any charge by the landlord is standard-rated if it is for agreeing not to opt or that the rent is VAT-inclusive.
(73) Many visitors opt to stay along the Costa Brava south of Barcelona.
(74) Suppose Holt's 6-year-old does opt out of school? What happens to her then?
(75) The treaty gave Britain the right to opt out of the single European currency system.
(76) However, Bliss was hostile to complete analysis, preferring to opt for a more detailed enumeration of subjects.
(77) Although Dole is bumping up against the federal spending ceiling, he could opt to ignore it altogether.
(78) The cracks in the moral edifice are visibly growing: people are beginning to opt out of its orthodoxies.
(79) She wants defendants to have the right to opt only for trial by judge or for trial by judge and assessors.
(80) Schools and housing associations can opt out of local authority control.
(81) You can argue about the single currency but you can't opt out of the European Single Market.
(82) 32-bit switch load library; Copy /opt/IBM/mqsi/6.0/sample/xatm/db2swit to /var/mqm/exits/db2swit.
(83) Q. How do I opt out of communications?
(84) You cannot opt out of society.
(85) Opt for decaffeinated coffee, camomile tea, or warm milk.
(86) Value of the currently-set listing option. The OPT directive can be used to save the current listing option, force a change in it, or restore its original value.
(87) You can use the module's retargetable folder to place files into the same directory as your application, but you can also opt to place files to another directory, such as the Start Menu.
(88) If you're baking homemade pie, opt for whole wheat pie crusts and substitute low-fat or skim milk for evaporated milk,[http://sentencedict.com/opt.html] she said.
(89) According to researchers led by Liana Sayer, from Ohio State University, a women's employment status has no effect on the likelihood that her husband will opt to leave the marriage.
(90) In those cases, administrators may opt to use a stand - alone packet filter behind the router.