1.   Bergeron said the workers in North Carolina had all opted to return home, but he did not know the status of those in Chicago.

2.   But he opted to return to school, earning a doctorate at Harvard Business School, where he is now a tenure-track professor.

3.   Fisher, who was a ACC all-academic performer, surprised a lot of people for opting to return for his senior year.

4.   He had better offers from St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles, but opted to return to the Rockies.

5.   He opted to return to New York rather than go to Carolina.

6.   He had until Friday to sign with any other team in the league but opted to return to the Chiefs.

7.   Husein said some local Muslims had already opted to return to their countries in the wake of the attack.

8.   Instead, he opted to return to the Jets.

9.   The Eagles forward opted to return for his senior season, and somewhere along the line, he slipped out of draft contention.

10.   Planners, instead, opted to return to the original, more narrow street pattern.