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Leaving options on the table is a not-so-oblique way of threatening war.
The White House has sought to defend Mr. Hagel, while at the same time leaving options open about whom Mr. Obama may appoint as defense secretary.
But four months later, the refurbishment options were taken out of the consultation, leaving options involving just full or part demolition of our homes.
Leaving "options open" is seductive in politics, but had things continued to drift into the pre-election spring of 2015, the ambiguity would have encouraged a Europhobic campaign of irresistible force, and all options but capitulation would have disappeared.
The main point is that leaving options open for a Labour government to decide would also be electorally plausible, avoid unnecessary party splits and, after an informed debate, bring in public opinion.
Leaving options open for society.
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Careful words which leaves options open.
"Place-holder lawsuits blur that dichotomy and allow parties to leave options open for themselves".
"It avoids conflict, leaves options open and doesn't close any door," the official said.
This leaves Option 3, and here we have that negotiating principle I wrote of at the beginning.
Which left option three: "Put my dilemma on the table; ask the voters to resolve it with me".
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