Word: opt
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...browsing. Cookies--data strings in your browser that identify you--can be used to determine when you last visited a website and what you saw there. Unfortunately, if you disable them (through your browser's preferences menu) you can't get into websites that require cookies. And if you opt for the middle ground--warn me if anyone wants my cookie--you end up going crazy since many sites request them dozens of times. Fortunately, there's Anonymizer...
...first-year students opt for advanced standing, many departments require them to take tutorials this spring. While advanced standing allows students to graduate early or take time off, it also means choosing a concentration after a mere semester...
...couples know they carry genes for life-threatening illnesses that they don't want to pass on to the next generation, they can opt for a remarkable procedure called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). It starts with standard in-vitro fertilization, in which sperm from the father are mixed with eggs collected from the mother in a Petri dish. Then comes the genetic magic...
...those lucky few at the Business School (HBS) and the Law School (HLS) who don't have to fight the apartment-hungry crowds at Harvard Planning and Real Estate gladly opt for on-campus housing...
...being dropped from your Medicare HMO, you have basically two options: you can enroll in another HMO, or you can opt for "traditional" Medicare coverage, in which you choose your doctor and pay certain deductibles for hospitalization and a 20% co-payment on other services. By law, your soon-to-be-ex HMO must inform you of alternative HMOs. But it's still up to you to call those HMOs and see whether they offer a plan that's right for you--say, one that covers prescription drugs (as traditional Medicare does not). Don't wait until the last minute...