1.   Elaine LaMontagne, publicist for the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, said her company had opted to let their oversized baseball be auctioned for charity.

2.   Following his diagnosis, Robbie Tolbert said her husband opted to let the cancer run its course, refusing to undergo chemotherapy.

3.   Once they opted to let Key leave, the Yankees announced that their priority was to sign a starting pitcher rather than re-signing John Wetteland as their closer.

4.   The commissioners realized that they could not settle the inter-industry argument over the technical formats for digital broadcasts, so they opted to let market forces decide the issue.

5.   The rookie had been reluctant to take shots, opting to let those more experienced do the shooting.

6.   Yesterday, he opted to let the bill go by unchallenged.

7.   Instead, he opted to let his son prepare for his chance to run a team one day.

8.   This year the ISU has opted to let dance teams use vocal music for the first time in history in order to liven up the somewhat predictable dance event.