1.  But Rep. Steve Van Luven, R-Bellevue, one of the architects of the compromise, believes any other legislative solution is a remote option at best.

2.  He mentioned this remote option with a wide grin, as if tantalized by the thought of palm trees and ocean breezes.

3.  Now dentures have become a most remote option.

4.  This seems a remote option because Parcells would hate to have the matter drag on.