For another, he can brandish the Bremen grand-coalition model before his Green partners in Bonn, as a warning that he has other options if they become too troublesome.

ECONOMIST: Germany

Mr Clegg outlined how he hoped to reform tax by closing avoidance loopholes and had a warning for banks that "no options were off the table" if they paid high bonuses.

BBC: Clegg: Cuts timing 'a technical judgement'

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico had issued a warning to avoid driving in certain regions, and there were other options for delivering the package, the lawsuit states.

CNN: Lawsuit seeks $75 billion in death of U.S. agent in Mexico

After warning of falling profits, and in the wake of a mix-up in March in the pricing of some options, it is being forced by unhappy shareholders to reconsider its strategy of building a global investment bank in tandem with its retail business.

ECONOMIST: Those two capitalisms, again