1.   Our students can also opt to stay in residence.

2.   Most are women and children -- the men either opted to stay behind to fight or have been captured by the Serbs.

3.   An employee may opt to stay with his current job but at least has the satisfaction of knowing what the options are.

4.   Beattie said that knowing Alou, he was not really surprised that he opted to stay.

5.   BBV opted to stay above the fray and left its fixed-rate products unchanged.

6.   Brady, a possible Walter Payton Award candidate, toyed with the idea of entering the NFL draft but opted to stay for another year.

7.   Bolten opts to stay far out of the limelight.

8.   A few deals have already been consummated, and much of the intrigue will die as most marquee players opt to stay put.

9.   Afghans who opted to stay at home are also dreading the upcoming winter.

10.   But he resists her influence, opting to stay apart from the emotions she makes him feel.