The town's naming was controversial as municipal leaders opted to choose a name that had no historic connection to the predecessor constituent communities.

However, for personal or political reasons some leaders have opted to immediately resign the leadership instead.

After the Soviet Union was dismantled, Russian leaders opted for a more radical version of reform.

Armenian religious leaders invited to attend the opening ceremony opted to boycott the event, because the church was being reopened as a secular museum.

Before this, our military leaders had opted to allow the Mewiis to first fight the T'kaan.

But the discontent was widespread and the leaders opted to drain the marsh against the oracle's advice.

Nonetheless, there is a widespread expectation that Japan's political leaders will opt to borrow more money for public spending.

Ministers and leaders opt to bury their heads in the sand and deny there are problems.

The civics lesson that I have learned in the last six months is that our nation's leaders have once again opted for form over substance.

The leaders must opt for a non-refundable grant from the Union's budget, either on an extraordinary basis, or financed by future Union budgets.