Against them have stood Joe Biden, the vice-president, who is reckoned to favour a narrower focus on counter-terrorism operations, and Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, who is thought to be worried about the impact of the deepening war on Mr Obama's prospects for re-election.Mr Obama is said to be weighing four options.
Gergel weighed two options: sequestering the jury, or keeping the hearing behind closed doors.
In World War II, the secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., weighed three options for financing the war: printing money, raising taxes or issuing war bonds.
Facing legal sanctions, the village weighed three options: Remove the village lifeguards (under state law, no lifeguards means no bathing beach, and no bathing beach means no public toilets), build the toilets or find a way around the rules.
In 2005, the aquarium weighed three options for an expansion: a traditional expansion with more exhibit space, one that would allow visitors to swim with marine life, and a Pacific Visions concept that would capture human impact on the planet and its oceans.
This helps you to weigh one option versus another.
By agreeing, a landlord might have the edge if a tenant is weighing up two options.
When weighing the two options, decide what features you care about most.
In reality, Osborne is probably weighing only two options – selling a portion of the state's shares within days; or waiting until September or October to sell a larger slice.
I am weighing the two options carefully!
