Williams could take the same approach as Howard by committing for another season, but that would create the possibility that he would miss three straight postseasons.
The previous leases gave the team the choice of bailing out after the next season or committing for five more seasons to staying in New York.
The Celtic manager wants the centre-back to follow the striker John Hartson by committing for a further spell with the Scottish champions.
The defence must show that Pistorius is not a flight risk, is not a danger to the public, and would not jeopardise the investigation into the crime he is accused of committing for bail to be granted.
Third, the president is resurrecting President Bill Clinton's unfinished multilateral arms-control agenda, committing, for example, to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which would effectively make permanent the current moratorium on underground testing.
Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change.
More important, they say, the agreement -- signed last month by the country's major logging companies, the government, and a variety of private environmental groups -- finally brings meaning to the word reserve, with the government and loggers committing for the first time never to violate the new boundaries.
And England captain Stoney, 31, has urged the club to prove their ambition before committing for next season.
"With him committing for the next two seasons, we are securing a number of exciting talented players for the squad".
"We have made good progress, we have a great squad and some excellent young players coming through, so I am pleased to be committing for a further year.
Either way, committing for only 21 days is a great way to "trick" yourself.
