1.   He used the opportunity to reassert his position on energy policy.

2.   In the past some local authorities used this opportunity to impose conditions binding contractors to council policies.

3.   It will do so irrespective of whether the buyer actually used the opportunity to buy replacement nuts.

4.   The author used the opportunity of appearing on TV to give his latest book a plug.

5.   The grateful colonists used the opportunity to expropriate the cattle and other assets of the fugitives.

6.   He Decided to use this opportunity to acquaint her with his plans for the company.

7.   He has been using every opportunity to boost his credibility as a budget cutter.

8.   I suppose my shadow calculated that I would soon come in off the streets, or perhaps he was using the opportunity to go through my baggage.

9.   He was using the opportunity to denounce the British as well as the Copts, bracketing them together as Christians combining against true believers.