Word: opted
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...Panchen Lama for Tibet, the second highest religious leader in that oppressed province. Relations with Taiwan froze last summer after Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui visited the U.S.; China responded by conducting provocative military exercises near Taiwan. China last month again threatened to use force should Taiwan opt for independence. Last week Beijing announced the names of the 150 people who will make up the Preparatory Committee, a panel that will shepherd Hong Kong's transition to Chinese rule over the next 18 months. China's list was dominated by businessmen certain to do Beijing's bidding, whereas liberals...
WHEN POP MUSIC AND JAZZ come together, it is seldom on equal footing. More often than not, musicians opt either for the predictable, ingratiating styles of pop (Kenny G.) or for ostentatious, cerebral techniques lifted from jazz (Steely Dan). What they get is slick, one-dimensional music, a bogus hybrid that has all the kick of a wine spritzer...
...record, students can now choose to send colleges only specific test results. So students with the time and money can take the new SAT II three or four times until they hit their target scores. Of course, this new service is accompanied by a "retention fee" for those who opt for anything but full disclosure. Along with the opportunities to receive rushed score reports, test-return, and to buy books with sample tests, all those companion industry dollars flow right into the College Board-ETS establishment. So were these recent changes in policy designed to provide colleges with better information...
...response: "I will not let you destroy Medicare, and I will veto this bill." The plan, hailed by the G.O.P. as a historic rescue of the program, seeks to achieve $270 billion in savings over seven years by raising premiums, limiting payments to providers and encouraging seniors to opt for what legislators hope will be cheaper HMO and private-insurance plans subsidized by the government. The package was denounced by Democrats as the product of "another day of infamy" designed to finance a $245 billion G.O.P. tax cut for the wealthy. The Senate is expected to approve a similar overhaul...
...Spanish-language classes even if their dominant language is English. Fearful of losing federal and state bilingual funds, schools allegedly pressure children to remain in bilingual classes far longer than necessary. "I missed out on three years of work," says 13-year-old Ariel Pena, who tried unsuccessfully to opt out of his school's bilingual class. Children from grades 5 through 8 were mixed in one classroom. "We had the same math book, back to page one, for two years in a row," adds Pena, a plaintiff in the suit. The state will fight the suit on the grounds...