Sentence examples for optional means from inspiring English sources

In this table, "Mandatory" means that the zone is essential; "Optional" means that including/excluding the zone will not affect the provided functionality; and "Depends on the functionality" means that regarding the purpose of the Web page it might be necessary to include the zone.

But this bot – which follows Yahoo's launch of bots on Kik earlier this month – would be far more useful if it could help also with making reservations, or if it was an optional means of accessing Yahoo Radar's recommendations rather than the primary search tool.

It's time to go wild, because black tie optional means anything goes (well, sort of).

Routine stress tests and the assessment of retinal vascularization were seen as optional means for monitoring the progression of CVD.

Black tie optional means that wearing a tuxedo or long evening gown is not mandatory, but guests should feel free to do so.

The treatments are supposedly optional, meant to increase the boy's comfort.

What "optional" really means is that you have an option of whether or not you actually want to play this year.

Whilst buildings insurance is often mandatory, particularly for those people with mortgages, contents insurance is optional, which means some homeowners decide to either take the cheapest option or ignore it entirely.

Some CCDs can be designated as optional, which means they may be turned off depending on thermal conditions.

There are hundreds of colleges that are "test optional" which means students can elect not to release their test scores in the application process.

If being part of the new group is optional, that means there will be a reliance on the market to drive demand for products made under the stricter standards, said Allan Coukell, a drug policy expert at the Pew Charitable Trusts.