1.   Because children have great affinity to animals, they may opt to keep it without realizing the effort that entails.

2.   But Williams opted to keep his starters in rotation.

3.   China will respond stiffly to any threat to its eventual reunification with Taiwan, but may opt to keep it short of an open rupture with the United States.

4.   German government bonds rose, buoyed by U.S. Treasuries, as faith in lower interest rates persisted after the Bundesbank opted to keep its rates unchanged for now.

5.   I opted to keep silent on this one.

6.   Rather than address these questions, say analysts, NATO may simply opt to keep troops in Bosnia indefinitely under current rules of engagement.

7.   She considered the security a plus but eventually opted to keep her options open.

8.   The administrators opted to keep the larger class size.

9.   The Sun Devils have opted to keep Redmond out of the safety mix this season because of the toll playing offense and special teams has taken on his body.

10.   The Zambians said no thanks, feeling that would be cheating, and opted to keep the setting as natural as possible.