Mr Obama said "it is not in Iran's interest" to develop nuclear arms, and that the US would keep options open.
Use hindsight where available to beat others to the punch and to keep more options open.
After all a First Minister without a majority needs to keep his options open.
Sometimes a struggling team wants to keep its options open, or perhaps a contender starts losing patience.
"We will also keep our options open with a judicial review, " he added.
"We have to keep our options open, " said BMW F1 boss Mario Theissen.
Perhaps, just like the Provisionals' old twin track armalite and ballot box strategy, society has to keep its options open.
Sharif, an outspoken critic of Musharraf, who ousted him from power in 1999, had said he wanted to keep all options open.
Mr. Heins said he continues to keep his options open, but says he's still focused on seeing BB10 out the door first.
He was offered an extended contract by York City in June but did not sign it as he wished to keep his options open.
"The Liberals have exchanged their legendary sandals for flip-flops in the hope that it will enable them to keep their options open, " she said.
Mr. Heins said he is willing to hear offers from potential partners and continues to keep his options open, but says he's still focused on seeing BB10 out the door first.
The Irish Football Association said that the 19-year-old "has decided that he would like to keep his options open with regards to England and also concentrate on his club career at Preston North End".
Though he has set aggressive green goals, he wisely chooses to keep all domestic energy options open.
Barton made his debut in November against Morocco but appears keen to keep open his options of playing for England.
Research by Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, shows that reversible, keep-your-options-open decisions reliably lead to lower levels of satisfaction than irreversible ones.
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"I asked Mars to explore all options to try and keep the factory open, but I'm afraid the decision has been taken, " he said.
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