Sentence examples for became optional from inspiring English sources

The Geneva Conventions became optional, cast aside as "quaint".

That was enough to avoid a delay, although implementing KERS became optional.

Its single vote was enough to keep KERS, although it became optional.

Since 2004, when studying a foreign language beyond age 14 became optional in state schools, the number of students taking a language at GCSE has dropped dramatically.

The death of Ian Fleming at the age of 56 was unquestionably sad for the movie business but did nothing to interrupt the flow of films, in which first his plots became optional, then the titles.

Nevertheless, this standard of fashion held sway for 20-plus years: Jones, Hagen and Sarazen all won championships dressed in their knickers and often wearing neckties, although later on, ties became optional and then disappeared altogether.

This only become optional last summer.

Somewhere along the line, brashness becomes optional.

"Fragrance has become optional," she said.

Sleeves, once a staple of the workplace, have become optional.

At a destination wedding, gift giving becomes optional instead of the more obligatory custom.