41.   French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette however shrugged aside suggestions that Europe had opted to take a back seat with the United States continuing to play the leading role.

42.   Healy acknowledged that the defenders at least opted to take their boats out to the race course, while the challengers stayed in port.

43.   In peacekeeping missions the United States has opted to take minimal risks.

44.   Chan avoided hard feelings by opting to take herself out of the race early.

45.   The presiding judge, Gil Carlos Rodriguez Iglesias, could have opted to take the decision on his own.

46.   Torre, as has become his trademark over the last couple of seasons, opted to take six Yankees, including his entire starting infield.

47.   Recent gainers among heavyweight cyclical stocks were almost uniformly lower by the close as investors opted to take profits.

48.   The group announced a dividend of one euro per share and said shareholders could opt to take the dividend in shares.