11.   This time the Navy argued that it could afford only one base north of Norfolk, Va., and opted to keep the better-equipped active duty station in Maine.

12.   Torgerson said he opted to keep their good fortune a secret for several days until he was positive they had won.

13.   Tucker and another PA, Arlene Gottlieb, and their supervising doctor, Dr. Robert Bowman, opted to keep the Willacoochee clinic open themselves.

14.   We opted to keep Barry for obvious reasons of what the club could be with him.

15.   With an off day Thursday, manager Buck Showalter opted to keep his starters in rotation.

16.   Opponents of the repeal say that as budget pressures grow, a future Congress could opt to keep the tax along with the higher exemptions.

17.   A U.S. arbiter opted to keep the town in Bosnian Serb hands, on condition Muslim and Croat refugees can return.

18.   Clients could also opt to keep their accounts at the private banks at their own risk.

19.   Commissioner Al Cornella voted to close the base, but the rest of the panel opted to keep it in Puerto Rico rather than move its operations to Florida.

20.   Instead of closing them down, the regulators have opted to keep their operations ongoing.