Faced with a break-up of his party, or being forced to stand down as leader, Mr Clegg might sign up to Lib-Lab minority government and redefine "life support" – in effect, no active deal with the SNP, but passively being backed by SNP MPs on a case-by-case basis.
Today, you probably already consider the upside and downside of each active deal with an associated probability.
And the Home Office needs to be far more active in dealing with emerging dangers, such as the threats from legal highs.
"It has a long record of being innovative and very active in dealing with what a lot of people might call hot-button social issues," said Mr. Williams.
At the time, a number of departments and laboratories, including what was then the Department of City and Regional Planning, were becoming more active in dealing with such city problems as transportation, pollution, housing, health, crime, budget management and taxes.
And human resources managers are becoming much more active in dealing with the issue, said Garry Mathiason, a senior partner at the law firm Littler Mendelson in San Francisco who focuses on workplace violence issues.
Mr Obama's administration is under pressure on a number of foreign policy fronts and critics have said it should have been active in dealing with such challenges as the danger of Isis militants.
Professor Ignacio Navarrete is a "stellar and exemplary nominee" for the award and has "an outstanding record of Academic Senate service dating back to the mid 1990s, and has been especially active in dealing with issues of educational policy," according to his citation.
Many claim that they have health problems which are not confirmed by doctors, but at the same time they are not active in dealing with these problems, e.g. through change of life style.
He heard many requests and petitions from those who desired patronage or other advancements, and was diligent and active in dealing with routine business.
