Word: opted
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...great game of football without the fuss and bother of physical exercise. Choosing between them is really a generational issue. If you're an old-school, Monday Night Football kind of person, go for the classic stylings of Madden. If you're a newfangled, wisecracking Sunday Night Football fan, opt for the ESPN-themed NFL 2K3. Or do what real football players do: flip a coin. --By Lev Grossman
...Decide to opt out of next week's Mike Ovitz Roast. (Heard rumor there'll be a real spit...
Chemistry, for example, allows students to opt out of either Historical Studies A, Historical Studies B, Literature and Arts A or Literature and Arts...
...Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, coupled with an uninviting economy, have inspired many job seekers to opt for altruistic alternatives--which also happen to look good on a resume. AmeriCorps has seen a 75% increase in college graduates who want to participate in its yearlong community-service program. Applications are up 18% at the Peace Corps and have tripled at Teach for America. Some 14% of graduates from Spelman College in Atlanta applied for the teaching program, as did 7% from Yale. Jason Merker, 22, a business major who graduated with highest honors from Emory University, stopped interviewing for finance jobs...
Viewers, though, might rebel against too many restrictions on the cable-box PVRs and opt for stand-alone units. TiVo's new $400 Series2 units will be sold at retail through Best Buy, and Sony will produce the devices too. Competition from SONICblue's ReplayTV--which has less than 3% of the market--is also heating up. New Replay units hitting stores later this year will be priced "equal to or better than TiVo, with higher functionality," says SONICblue ceo Ken Potashner...