Hundreds of electric utility companies are trying to burnish their green credentials by offering customers the option of supporting alternative energy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

In 2008,the giant Coca-Cola Company bought 40 percent of Honest Tea and has the option of buying it all in 2011.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

James has the option of remaining in his home state with the Cavaliers, or switching to another team.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

The option of arming the private ships to protect against hijacking is complicated by common port laws which ban private firearms within port waters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

He is replacing it with a plan that would provide a combined land- and sea-based capability more quickly, focused on shorter range missiles Iran could use to threaten Europe, with the option of expanding later to cover longer range missiles if necessary.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The most disputed part of the bill is a "public option" for individuals and small businesses.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

Liberal Democrats, including Speaker Pelosi, insist that a public option must be part of any bill eventually passed by Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Irma,who was recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, says retirement is not an option for her right now.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"I believe that a public option can achieve the goal of bringing meaningful reform to our broken system,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Such an option is not part of the plan that will move forward in the Senate Finance Committee.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Another option,he says, is to put the waste aside and dispose of it properly when resources are available.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

One of them, Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, made clear that doing nothing is not an option.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

Conservative Democrats and most Republicans are skeptical of a public option, saying it would lead to nationalized health care in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But as analysts Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations points out, security and political considerations rule out such an option in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

that is no longer an option for us or for the rest of the world,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Julian Porteous,the auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop of Sydney, thinks it will become a popular option.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

However,this option may not work well for the growing population of younger arthritic patients.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she believes it is essential that a government-sponsored public option be part of any bill, if it is to be passed by the House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Morrell said the general's request will contain further analysis and a range of force level options for the president to consider, along with a statement of the risks of each option.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23