51.   Britain and Ireland opted to stay outside the Schengen zone.

52.   Britain and Ireland opted to stay outside the zone.

53.   Britain, Denmark and Sweden have so far opted to stay out of the euro, and Greece has yet to meet economic and financial restrictions to qualify.

54.   Bush opted to stay overnight at the five-star, American-style St. Regis Hotel instead.

55.   But he added that most investors opted to stay on the sidelines.

56.   But the other big names in the business are opting to stay professional, making millions in made-for-TV star-studded shows.

57.   Dezhurov and Strekalov, who were carried from Atlantis on stretchers, opted to stay at Johnson.

58.   French officials said they had been given the choice of being flown to Papeete or remaining on their ships, and had opted to stay aboard.

59.   His eldest son, William, has reportedly opted to stay with the rest of the royal family at its Sandringham residence.

60.   Investors also opted to stay on the sidelines in advance of a midday speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.