Sentence examples for chose to bypass from inspiring English sources

And, once again, the academy chose to bypass Willis's excellent performance (instead nominating Brad Pitt as best supporting actor).

Julius Peppers and Ronald Curry, two football players who would be starting for Doherty, chose to bypass basketball to prepare for the N.F.L. draft.

The Senate calls for a pilot program, and the House chose to bypass the states altogether and offer the increased flexibility to local school districts.

In many cases, they said, people mistreated by the police chose to bypass a complaint process that they viewed as ineffectual in favor of filing a lawsuit.

It was with that constructive goal in mind that Patrick chose to bypass more experienced American journeymen and select 18-year-old Andy Roddick to his first four-man team.

In putting the new protections in place, Mr. Clinton chose to bypass Congress, because of stiff opposition there, and to rely instead on administrative powers that allow considerable latitude in drafting federal rules.

Republican House speaker John Boehner said cities choosing to bypass federal deportation law was "flat out wrong".

He spent only two and a half weeks on the disabled list, choosing to bypass surgery until after the season.

But such a tactic would require at least cursory engagement with the community and the council, something which many developers are increasingly choosing to bypass altogether.

For others who choose to bypass room service and supply their own, follow the "keep it simple" approach, suggested Alexandra Guarnaschelli, executive chef at Butter restaurant in Greenwich Village.

Other donors have also chosen to bypass the government, and now approximately three-quarters of international aid for healthcare in Kenya does not go through its budget.