She had no discernible previous connection with Brighton, but the local party opted to act national, instead of thinking local.
I'm one of those who has opted to act on the belief that my odds of arriving safely haven't changed all that much.
Not only did the central bank decide on a cut larger than the anticipated 50 basis points, it also opted to act now, in-between meetings, rather than wait for its scheduled meeting next week.
The archdiocese made a dreadful situation worse when it opted to act like a corporation dodging a product liability claim in handling suits filed by people who reported being assaulted by priests when they were young.
So after talks with Central African Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye, the French have opted to act anyway.
As its name suggests, BrickPi is a mash-up of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer, co-opted to act as the brains of the robot, plus LEGO Mindstorms sensors, bricks and motors for crafting its working parts.
But, after letting a first-half lead slip to get thumped 5-1 at Conference Premier promotion rivals Cambridge United on Saturday, which left Harriers 10th in the table, four points adrift of the play-off zone, Rae has opted to act.
Kouma instead opted to act as a rearguard to cover the infantry.
Faced with the choice of an ever-expanding abyss of austerity, of death by a thousand paper cuts, Tsipras has opted to act as a catalyst and bring things to a quick and decisive end.
