What is the utilization rate? What is the optimum rate? I think those are the kinds of decisions the board is going to have to make.

We're still very optimistic about our site. We think we have the optimum site in Texas.

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where -' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
'- so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.
'Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, 'if you only walk long enough.

The optimum committee has no members.

I'm appalled at those kinds of things, I think we all are,