1.   Having worked his way through the Spartan mill of St. Cyr, he opted to join the newly formed Chasseurs Alpins.

2.   At present, those who oppose it can opt to join private health-care plans that do not offer it.

3.   But the prince of Kashmir, a Hindu, opted to join India instead.

4.   He tried his hand at a few different businesses before opting to join his father and uncle at Lutheran.

5.   If only she had not opted to join Jair Lynch, Nadia Comenici and Bart Conner on this tour that stops in Hartford and Providence next month.

6.   The seven-nation trade group faces the loss of three of its members - Austria, Sweden and Finland - which have opted to join the European Union.

7.   Israel opted to join the Association of European National Olympic Committees here Friday -- despite its geographical links with Asia.

8.   But even if voters had opted to join the union, membership was not certain.

9.   But even if voters opt to join the union, membership is not certain.

10.   The Swedish plebiscite follows the Austrian and Finnish referenda, in June and October respectively, where voters overwhelmingly opted to join the Union.