The options for both management and the union have narrowed in recent weeks.

In August, though, when British Petroleum announced its $48 billion takeover of Amoco, his options narrowed considerably.

But she didn't want to die, and her options were narrowing by the moment.

Wongang Ami made up another excuse, but her options were narrowing.

At Amis's stage of existence, the options were narrowing fast and he knew that out of all the possibilities, wonderful was hardly the most likely.

Then all the options will have narrowed to one.

But their options, limited from the beginning, were narrowing fast.

"I guess I didn't have a plan until I got out there, and the options narrowed too fast."

But by last October, his options had narrowed.

But when the judge's decision was entered, Microsoft's options narrowed considerably.