1.   But despite his winning ways, coach Raymond Berry opted to start Eason in the final game of the season vs. Denver at Mile High Stadium.

2.   Edward S. Colburn, for instance, opted to start his own business when his former employer changed strategies and began to downsize.

3.   Sheinberg opted to start the Bubble Factory with his two sons.

4.   Since Tucker was limited in practice last week, the Rams opted to start Rod Jones instead.

5.   The former slaves opted to start their own church, and were given the use of a schoolhouse on the Antioch property.

6.   Those close to Hundley said he never recovered after Baylor opted to start Girardi as his opening-day catcher.

7.   However, many schools opted to start teaching them early, leading to a series of legal challenges and contradictory rulings across Germany.

8.   Rice moved into the starting lineup as coach Jeff Van Gundy opted to start a big backcourt alignment of Rice, Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston.

9.   Wi, unlike Thongchai, opted to start his season in South Africa.