In fact, vaguely-stated possibilities of winning a prize were more effective than options with hard odds included.

I hate it because it's an obligation disguised as an option.

How might this knowledge be used to help people eat more healthily?One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa ( ' , 溫泉療養) weekend.

Both options were priced the same.

Prepare themselves for different job options.

But taking a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when concern is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖癥).

Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they prefer such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals

One possibility is a healthy option that offers the chance to win a spa weekend.

The bills in both chambers would create health insurance exchanges on which small businesses and individuals could choose from an array of private plans and possibly a public option.

Stacy is going to walk you through the step-by-step process of becoming a social worker and Mill will tell you about the range of options you have once you get your social work degree, as well as the high standards of responsibility the social workers must adhere to.

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions - such as saving more in our pension plans - by changing the default options.

It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population, Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter state schools.

As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year.

Generous parental leave policies and readily available part-time options have unintended consequences:instead of strengthening women's attachment to the workplace,they appear to weaken it.

He found that many of his subjects were confused by the infinite options their money presented them with.

Partly this is a result of how bleak the academic job market is, but there's also a rising awareness of career options that Ph

Other universities are exploring their options.

Judson College, a 350-student institution in Alabama, has offered students a three-year option for 40 years.

Iowa's Waldorf College has graduated several hundred students in its three-year degree program, but it now phasing out the option

Adopting a three-year option will not come easily to most school.

Expanding the three-year option may be difficult, but it may be less difficult than asking Congress for additional financial help, asking legislators for more state support, or asking students even higher tuition payments

One option is to put it to new uses.

Bates College in Maine and Ball State University in Indiana are among other colleges offering three-year options.

The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences.

Based on answers to questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups: maximizers, who consider every possible option, and satisficers, who look until they find an option that is good enough.

"Whole foods are always the best option rather than adding supplements," he says, noting the FDA does not regulate supplements as rigorously as foods or drugs.

And not every farmer has the option of going grass-fed.

And, for someone always on-the-go who may not have time for a meal, a protein snack bar can be a good option for occasional meal replacement.

But some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option.

Farmers and consumers alike can choose whether or not to use whichever version prevails: "I'm giving people an option."

I would say the safest option is always a red wine.

Indifference is also the preferred option among those who are socially lazy.