1.  An immediate option might be to make official the U.S. initiative, which has so far been discussed as an unofficial plan.

2.  MLS officials say relocating teams that struggle to draw spectators is not an immediate option.

3.  U.S. and British officials have warned that air strikes remain an immediate option if Iraq does not honor its pledge to renew cooperation with inspectors.

4.  While his immediate options center mainly on low-interest loans, he said Congress would likely consider an emergency package of more direct aid.

5.  However, that morning Rerngchai and his aides discussed three immediate options to deal with the crisis.

6.  The other immediate option if you retire with no employer-provided retiree coverage is to look for private insurance.

7.  You have two immediate options, says Van Why.

8.  In Paris, military sources said withdrawal was being studied, but was not an immediate option.

9.  In London, sources from delegations at the talks said the French proposal had been rejected as an immediate option.