gistfile1.phtml

<script id="tpl" type="text/x-query-tmpl">
	<ul>
	{{tmpl ({ checkboxes: true, items: someitems }) "#genlist" }}
	{{tmpl ({ checkboxes: false, items: otheritems }) "#genlist" }}
	</ul>
</script>

<script id="genlist" type="text/x-query-tmpl">
	{{each (idx, item) items}}
	<li>{{if selectable }}<input type="checkbox" />{{/if}}${item.title}</li>
	{{/each}}
</script>

<script>
	var html = $("#tpl").tmpl({
		someitems: ["item1", "item2"],
		otheritems: ["item3", "item4"]
	});
</script>