11.   Debbie Moorhouse, manager of Travelex at Heathrow, said all travelers heading for European destinations adopting the euro had opted to buy the new currency.

12.   Linda said many customers also opted to buy less perishable goods, like eggs.

13.   The State Department expressed disappointment Tuesday that the Czech Republic and Hungary opted to buy or lease fighter planes from a British-Swedish consortium instead of American models.

14.   Tokyo also could opt to buy its corn and wheat from suppliers other than the United States.