• Anyone opening a Barclays current account will be asked whether they want statements provided online or through the post, although the internet option is the default position.

    BBC: RBS and NatWest cut back on paper account statements

  • Right now, however, it has carved a competitive position with tremendous option value.

    FORBES: But how will Google profit?

  • The Americans would almost certainly vote against the Vatican option too, and their position would delight Israel's hard core of Jewish settlers in the West Bank (see article).

    ECONOMIST: Israel, Palestine and the UN

  • "Offering customers the option to improve their boarding position on day of travel is one more way we can offer the travel experience that best fits their needs, " said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines vice president of marketing, sales and distribution, in a press release.

    CNN: Southwest charges extra to board first

  • The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking isn't exactly a bestseller -- we weren't able to locate any eligible books from that list -- but it's a popular enough title, with a current rank of 1, 432 (if the rental option takes off, that position's likely to change).

    ENGADGET

  • But very soon the option will be there, which puts them in a very strong negotiating position if it is needed, and a viable option if they walk away from Google.

    FORBES: Tizen Is The Fulcrum Samsung Can Use Against Android And Google

  • As these two books show, for too long now Congress has ridden on the back of its grand history and its entrenched position as the default option for the undecided Indian voter.

    WSJ: Bookshelf: India's Past, Present, and Perhaps Future

  • The German position is that any such option would be contingent on first addressing the issue of a true fiscal union, where fiscal discipline is enforced in a manner that does not undermine the efforts to save the Euro.

    FORBES: We Are All Europeans Now

  • Even so, as things have turned out, Mr Blair's position may actually be the best option out of a set of bad ones.

    ECONOMIST: Farewell, Lord Bumbledom, hello Lord Crony?

  • Presumably, the Bush team is encouraging what might be called a coup in Baghdad in keeping with the President's oft-stated position that war is the last option.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A coup won't do

  • When discussing this option with your boss, approach it from a position of strength.

    FORBES

  • In fact, Peabody Energy may be a good candidate for a short position, or a bearish pairs trade option, within the sector.

    FORBES

  • It is also possible to formalize position maintenance with personnel actions and an option of approvals, and also optionally track budget and cost information.

    FORBES: The New HR Manager: Moving From Administrative To Strategic

  • Peabody Energy ( BTU - news - people ) may be a good candidate for a short position, or a bearish pairs trade option, within the sector.

    FORBES: Digging Coal Mining Stocks

  • The new deal says any player taken in the top-10 must have their contract option be tied to the top-10 players at that position, while first rounders after that are tied to a much lower salary.

    WSJ: NFL Draft 2012: Expect a Scramble With New Rookie Pay Scale

  • Obama "should take immediate action to stop settlement activity because the passivity of his position toward settlements is happening while the very last option of a two-state solution is being killed by Israeli settlements, " said Mustafa Barghouti, a leading Palestinian activist.

    NPR: Rockets Hit Israel As Obama Meets Palestinians

  • My understanding is that the White House's position has always been that it favours a public option, thinks a public option is a good idea, wants to see a public option in a bill, and also wants to sign a health reform bill that passes congress, covers the uninsured, and reduces long-run health cost inflation relative to current baseline projections.

    BBC: Obama may soften healthcare plan

  • Something we can be absolutely certain of is that one position would not be affected in the least by either option.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | England | Unwanted tour may help new talent

  • The former Manchester City man had the option to shoot for himself, but spotted Mulgrew in a better position, and the full-back picked his spot in the bottom corner past Nicky Weaver.

    BBC: Aberdeen's Davide Grassi and Charlie Mulgrew

  • Legal experts said it appears that many people in a position to ask the right questions--When was this option dated?

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The enormity of that prospect makes it worth trying yet again to persuade Mr Assad to face up to the hopelessness of his position and to accept that flight from Syria is now his best option.

    ECONOMIST: Syria: Towards the endgame | The

  • Romney's stance is "almost identical" to Obama's position, which seeks increased international pressure on Iran while keeping a military option "on the table, " noted Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel during the Clinton administration who now is foreign policy director at the Brookings Institution.

    CNN: Romney talks tough but differs little from Obama on Iran

  • Having worked tirelessly to achieve a position of gentlemanly respectability, neither a divorce nor an open affair was an option.

    ECONOMIST: Charles Dickens

  • But his position is what it has been, which is that we will take no option off the table, but we believe that there is time and space to allow for a diplomatic resolution through the pressure that we are asserting on Tehran through sanctions and other means with our international partners.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • For older workers, the new system would include the option for wage insurance -- which would provide some compensation if they are forced to accept a position with a lower salary.

    WHITEHOUSE: Revamping Job Training with the American Job Center

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