I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a new/different/fresh/alternative approach
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a new approach to pollution control
a parallel/an alternative universe
a realistic option/alternative
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We do not believe there is any realistic alternative.
a viable alternative
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We want to make public transport a viable alternative to using cars.
alternative arrangements
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If the flight is cancelled you’ll have to make alternative arrangements.
alternative comedy (= that is different from traditional types of comedy )
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He’s making a name for himself on the alternative comedy scene.
alternative energy (= energy from sources other than oil, coal, or nuclear energy )
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It is the first form of public transport to be powered by alternative energy.
alternative lifestyle
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Some people say schools need to teach tolerance of alternative lifestyles.
alternative treatments (= treatments that are not part of normal scientific medicine )
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She found out all she could about alternative cancer treatments.
alternative/complementary medicine (= medical treatments that are not part of modern medicine )
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Various types of alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture, can give pain relief.
an alternative lifestyle (= one that is different from most people's )
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Is choosing to be green really an alternative lifestyle?
an alternative method (= a method that is different than the usual one )
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Try to use alternative methods of transport, such as cycling or taking the bus.
an alternative route (= one that you can use instead )
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Holiday-makers bound for South Wales are advised to find an alternative route.
an alternative solution
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We need to look for alternative solutions.
an alternative source
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The university is exploring alternative funding sources.
credible alternative
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a credible alternative to nuclear power
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
no
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He saw no alternative but to wait and hear what our new battery might accomplish.
■ NOUN
accommodation
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It then gave her notice to quit the temporary accommodation , and offered her alternative accommodation elsewhere which she refused.
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If your accommodation has to be changed we will do our best to provide alternative accommodation of similar or higher official classification.
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Of the 59 people who were living there, 29 have had to go into alternative accommodation .
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Assistance may take the form of an offer of alternative accommodation or a cash payment.
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Reasonable alternative accommodation , if this is necessary.
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Most firms have found alternative accommodation already.
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If life at home becomes impossible, well-run alternative accommodation where individual privacy and dignity are respected is preferred.
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It was a Militant councillor who found her alternative accommodation where she was later to give birth to her daughter, Claire.
approach
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The alternative approach uses n-gram techniques.
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Edward M.. Kennedy, D-Mass., laid out an alternative approach that would provide vouchers for families to buy insurance.
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An alternative approach to real-time monitoring is to develop software capable of receiving data from external monitoring systems.
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In 1968 the neighborhood development program was initiated by Congress, providing an alternative approach to large-scale urban renewal.
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Taking an alternative approach , he stresses concern for the environment and lower prices.
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Even when your analysis indicates that you face behavior-driven change, brainstorm possible alternative approaches .
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An alternative approach is to recognise the possibility of a more broadly-based balancing of the competing interests involved.
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In Table 8. 1 each of these four alternative approaches produces a different outcome!
arrangement
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The second is to be prepared to try to meet the objections of those affected by alternative arrangements .
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Where other levels of work are being done they will be given up as soon as satisfactory alternative arrangements can be made.
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As an alternative to 100% ownership and control, what about alternative arrangements such as a partnership or joint venture?
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If there is any doubt about this, please contact me to discuss alternative arrangements .
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Failure of crops and transportation delays must be foreseen and alternative arrangements made quickly and efficiently.
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The new Legal Aid Board would accordingly be given power to make alternative arrangements for the provision of particular categories of work.
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These regional differences in trade patterns are important in determining regional attitudes to alternative arrangements for allocating scarce foreign exchange.
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Her parents had had the sense to realise how unhappy she was, and had made alternative arrangements .
energy
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It is 40 percent more expensive than coal, and there is an abundance of alternative energy sources.
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Like the oil crisis of the 1970s, the California energy crisis is fueling an investment boom in alternative energy.
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The nuclear plants will not be phased out until the alternative energy sources are ready to come on-stream, however.
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It would pay for time on military computers and research on alternative energy sources and methods of cleaning polluted soil and water.
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However, I found the short section on conservation and alternative energy sources disappointing.
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It also criticized the electricity companies for failing to take the lead in developing alternative energy sources.
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So, when buying an alternative energy generator what should a buyer look for?
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Democrat policy on energy includes plans for the development of alternative energy sources and a reduction in dependence on imported oil.
explanation
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But the teams are rapidly running out of alternative explanations for these events.
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Defensible conclusions in analyses of politics often require extensive data, thorough analysis, and consideration of several alternative explanations .
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This is certainly a very plausible alternative explanation for the demise of the Daily Herald.
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An alternative explanation of such uplifts involves the effects of density changes in minerals in the upper mantle.
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So an alternative explanation had to be found, hence the idea of Meehan and Griffiths as a follow-up team.
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To show that this assumption is false I need, of course, to supply an alternative explanation .
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If the product has been assembled, checked or altered, then this may provide an alternative explanation for the defect.
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An alternative explanation is that the glazes analysed are weathered.
lifestyle
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It's a conscious decision and I think it's important that men understand a woman who is offering an alternative lifestyle .
means
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Robert waved briefly, ducked, and looked for an alternative means of escape.
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Once you have a clue about the problem, try to get help via alternative means .
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We may need to find alternative means achieve some end.
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In both cases, Gingrich turned to charitable organizations as an alternative means of financing the projects.
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I wonder if she has thought of alternative means of transport?
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Ramsey-optimal prices are not concerned with alternative means of supply: hence they are in principle susceptible to competitive entry.
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It is possible to provide flexibility by alternative means using a group of workers who understand their role from the outset.
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They are alternative means of holding wealth.
medicine
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Needle Works Acupuncture is widely used in human alternative medicine .
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Clinical ecology is one of the more controversial forms of alternative medicine .
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It must be stressed that there are important differences between stage hypnotism and the techniques used in alternative medicine .
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There are so many forms of alternative medicine and there's no doubt it's getting more popular.
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We can not dismiss claims about, say, alternative medicine or acupuncture a priori.
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Tony Smith claims that the purpose of our newsletter is to support alternative medicine .
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In Homoeopathy and many other types of alternative medicine the patient's illness is placed in a much larger context.
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Unorthodox or alternative medicine was not on trial.
method
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He read it with less pleasure ... Please arrange immediately for alternative methods of waking the men under your command.
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It may be that under certain circumstances one of the alternative methods of valuation is the most appropriate.
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An alternative method of tying off rope coils using a separate figure of eight tied into the harness.
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Incineration An alternative method of disposing of waste is to burn it.
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In creating one she has inadvertently made a move towards alternative methods of selling that could have great significance for organic farming.
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An alternative method is to attach an electric drill water pump attachment to the tap.
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The three alternative methods of connecting four windings are shown in Fig. 1.4.
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This study will also take into account choices between alternative methods and the selection of topics and sites for investigation.
policy
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Officials are told to confine themselves to facts and to avoid being drawn into discussion of alternative policies .
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Consequently, many countries prefer alternative policies .
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Can Making Belfast Work be improved or should it be shut down to make way for alternative policies ?
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This model will be used to evaluate alternative policies for encouraging economic development in rural Grampian and similar rural areas.
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Hence the longing for an alternative policy , and the determined claims that one does not exist.
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Mr Maude dismissed the alternative policies offered.
proposal
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Campaigners now hope parish councillors will abandon their scheme for 30 new lights and accept alternative proposals instead.
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Congressional Republicans are developing alternative proposals that rely mostly on private-sector initiatives, sometimes in partnership with state governments.
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The local landowners and crofters have countered with an alternative proposal for a Wester Ross Wilderness Area.
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Conlon will issue an alternative proposal .
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He stated that the board would have to produce alternative proposals , and fairly soon.
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In addition to all those new factors, several alternative proposals - including some involving King's Cross - have emerged.
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We need proper consideration of the very constructive alternative proposals we have put forward.
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If this approach fails alternative proposals will be considered. 2.
route
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This alternative route of return is strongly recommended.
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How can it be that by allowing the photon an alternative route , we have actually stopped it from traversing either route?
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From Portela, an alternative route is to go along the north coast through Porto da Cruz and Faial.
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Fortunately, a federal rule was introduced that allowed California eye banks an alternative route to get the required tissue.
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Councillors decided to press for alternative routes by sea, to get the weapons to Faslane and Coulport.
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This means finding alternative routes to success, and it means measuring and treasuring success in small amounts.
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The alternative route down the locks became virtually impassable as the locks were allowed to deteriorate.
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At the quantum level the individual alternative routes have only amplitudes, not probabilities.
solution
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An alternative solution to the mixed light problem is to change the colour of one light source to match the other.
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Between free trade and the pro-sovereignty stance of nationalists exist alternative solutions .
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After all, males and females are themselves no more than alternative solutions to the problem of handing on genes.
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We would prefer either of the alternative solutions to the checkerboard compromise.
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Lalonde said that the government would seek alternative solutions to the energy demands of farmers and industrialists.
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A search through many alternative solutions is often required.
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An alternative solution is the provision of multiple.length arithmetic operations, of course.
strategy
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We were designed to have all sorts of alternative strategies to achieve our ends.
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In the face of such opposition, those managements with the wit to explore alternative strategies have adopted a range of techniques.
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This chapter will therefore also discuss the implication of alternative strategies of education planning.
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The problem is that when a parent is feeling depressed or overwrought it is difficult for them to think of alternative strategies .
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In Aden the path forward became clear, the alternative strategy was revealed.
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Secondly, to appraise the current strategies of various participants in the market and to propose alternative strategies.
suggestion
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An alternative suggestion is that the substances produced by ants might supplement the birds' preen oil in some way.
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Answers of this kind were often accompanied by alternative suggestions such as 5, 7 or 14 days.
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Some employers' organisations have put forward alternative suggestions .
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It is to his credit that he makes alternative suggestions as to how this may be addressed.
system
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Sylvopastoralism could also add a new practical and economic dimension to the debate on alternative systems for laying hens.
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The private sector also offered an alternative system for delivery of urban Services.
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The reason as we have seen is that it succeeds in employing more information than any alternative system .
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For people who think this way, there is an alternative system for documenting travel expenses: the per diem rule.
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Multicrop and Crop Walker offer the most compatibility with alternative systems .
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The second alternative system would attack enemy missiles right after launch, instead of in space.
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Each local network of cattle stealing provided an alternative system of power and wealth in that locality.
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Then note if you think that in reality, more staff and therefore more cost would be involved with the alternative system .
therapy
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Unhappy with the working environment, she decided to quit the job to pursue her interest in alternative therapy .
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For those afflicted by headache, many alternative therapy options are available which focus more on prevention rather than treatment.
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She says a range of alternative therapies have helped her improve.
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Homoeopathy is the exception and is recommended as an alternative therapy should treatment with essential oils and herbs be only partially effective.
treatment
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However, capitalisation would be permitted as an allowed alternative treatment when specified criteria were satisfied.
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Clinical trials not only collect and analyze medical data, they also gather information on the costs of alternative treatments .
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Monochemotherapy could be an effective alternative treatment to surgery.
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As they were allocated to the alternative treatment group their height velocities were not included in the analyses.
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The Belmore Centre in Stoke Mandeville offers a bewildering combination of alternative treatments for the body, mind and soul.
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However, under an allowed alternative treatment , a projected benefit valuation method may be used.
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Combination of a histamine H 2 receptor antagonist with a prokinetic agent may therefore provide an alternative treatment for reflux oesophagitis.
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It also provides an opportunity for the therapist to re-evaluate the need for either additional or alternative treatment .
view
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Suffice it here to say that there have emerged other groups of educationists who present alternative views .
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He then asked his staff if there were any alternative views or proposals.
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Chapter 3 offers an alternative view of mainstream modernism-as fundamentally pragmatic, optimistic and urban.
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Webster said he taught creationism to encourage students to consider alternative views about evolution and the age of the world.
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Against this there were alternative views developing.
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An alternative view is that s.64 is restricted to explosives because it falls within the part of the Act dealing with explosives.
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There have emerged alternative views of what accountability entails, involving different answers to both the substance and form of the account.
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An alternative view is found in Wille, above.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Alternative medicine can cure many problems but not diseases like cancer.
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alternative music
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alternative sources of energy
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an alternative lifestyle
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Do you have any alternative suggestions to make?
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For vegetarian guests there is an alternative menu.
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Jones' book details alternative ways of coping with stress.
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San Francisco has a long history of accepting the city's many alternative lifestyles.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Certificate of appropriate alternative development for reside purposes.
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Even with space and equipment limitations there are alternative ways to organize a room.
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One of many interesting alternative ways of measuring mutual inductance uses any bridge that measures self inductance together with the following technique.
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The downside of such excellent economic performance is that virtually any alternative scenario will represent a deterioration.
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The last thing Letterman wants from me is an alternative , goy, version of the human dilemma.
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This study will also take into account choices between alternative methods and the selection of topics and sites for investigation.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
attractive
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Supposedly few recruits to the field will choose to enter into these basic and difficult studies if there are attractive alternatives .
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Since the recent purchase of a block of furnished flatlets in Bridlington, Yorkshire, self-catering holidays have become an attractive alternative .
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Blinds are an attractive alternative to curtains, and there are many types available.
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It seems a highly attractive alternative to periodic sterling crises.
cheap
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It's touted as the cheaper alternative to Photoshop, and is snapping at the heels of the industry benchmark.
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Arbitration has traditionally been seen as a cheaper alternative to lawsuits because legal costs are lower.
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The catsuit in the picture above costs a cool £1,760, but it isn't impossible to find cheaper alternatives .
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Home entertainment is the cheap alternative , right?
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It had failed to meet the demand for family accommodation, and cheap holiday alternatives were attracting young members elsewhere.
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But it is still generally cheaper than the alternatives of incinerating or recycling.
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Pre-coating clean brander plates with a proprietary release water soluble barrier film is a cheaper alternative .
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A cheaper alternative is to take your own small rucksack.
credible
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But modern refinements and materials have brought about a resurgence of the supercharger, making it a credible alternative to the turbo.
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He was allowed to creep back into power for want of a credible alternative .
effective
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Rockwool mineral wool in blanket form is an effective alternative to glass fibre.
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He said using pulsed light or intense flashes of sun-bright light, would be an effective alternative to pasteurization.
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Lastly, freedom of speech is necessary since silent alternatives can never be effective alternatives.
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So what effective alternatives are there?
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But if changes had to be made, the only cost effective alternative was an all-purpose authority for Edinburgh and the Lothians.
good
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It might be a good alternative bet if you are always a loser in the National Lottery jackpot!
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His Republican challengers, if they want to be successful, need to offer a better alternative .
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If you have trouble in finding exactly the same varieties, you local nursery should be able to suggest some good alternatives .
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That might be a better alternative to what I will attempt using my eight conclusions.
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Deck shoes, either in leather or cloth, are good alternatives - smart enough for any eventuality.
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Lacking a better alternative , Father Maier fell back on his bottomless faith in discernment and agreed.
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Choose the best alternative from the list below.
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The best alternative is peanut oil which is light but fairly full-flavoured.
only
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Nevertheless, it has become established as the only real alternative for organisations seeking to avoid or escape proprietary, single-vendor systems.
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The only alternative , in her view, was to simply copy the wording verbatim and hope the Doctor could translate it.
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Until you have time and money to build a barn, a rick-yard may be the only alternative .
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The only alternative , says Professor Durnin, is to try to burn up more energy by being physically active.
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The only alternative was a night job.
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The only alternative to Lloyd George's lies were Asquith's half measures.
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The only rational alternative , I shall argue, is to adopt a structuralist approach.
other
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The only other alternative was to go back to the cottage, as well he'd known.
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What then are the other alternatives ?
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If you live a fast, hectic life and you eat mostly ready-made convenience foods, try to consider some other alternatives .
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No other alternative to the Tories is on offer.
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Among the other alternatives kidnapping seemed the most likely.
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Mrs Thatcher wanted to explore every other possible alternative to local authority leadership of the community care programme.
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I am just saying that we have no other alternative .
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If they are, these words are given priority over the other alternatives available for each word position.
possible
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This is not the place to speculate about possible alternatives .
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The intercept-in-space, hit-to-kill system is the most technically challenging of the possible alternatives .
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It decrees that intelligent life in some way selects out its own actual universe from a variety of possible alternatives .
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There is, of course, one possible alternative: Damn the rules.
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Mrs Thatcher wanted to explore every other possible alternative to local authority leadership of the community care programme.
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Seeing only these two possible alternatives , she was filled with a deep despair about ever having a life worth living.
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One major factor, of course, was that the possible alternatives seemed enfeebled and lacking in conviction.
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A possible alternative to the draconian consequences of decertification is extending the probationary waiver another year, officials say.
practical
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Hislop believes that, as crop subsidies fall, farmers will see woodland creation as a practical alternative .
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They say there is no practical alternative .
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Print-on-paper publishing remains the dominant force in the information industry more widely but electronic media have established practical , affordable alternatives .
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Both are clearly unsatisfactory, but a practical and popular alternative has not yet emerged for either.
viable
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It is slightly longer and more expensive, but is nevertheless a viable alternative should the Qatif alignment be politically unfeasible.
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General practitioners may need viable alternatives to Graham Butland's proposals to avoid losing responsibility for their practices.
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Do you have a viable alternative ?
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However, because a Court Scheme requires the co-operation of the target it is not a viable alternative to a hostile bid.
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The electrical giants of the age, Siemens and Edison, were not yet able to offer a viable alternative .
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Without a viable alternative , the impact of higher taxes is to raise business costs and reduce consumer incomes.
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Your reviewer recommends Gombrich's Story of Art as a viable alternative .
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A merger, Nicholson added, is a more viable alternative to keeping the brewery open than the planned management buy-out.
■ VERB
choose
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Solving complex problems may require choosing from so many alternatives at each step that it is very difficult to algorithmically define solutions.
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It is not used to choose between alternatives .
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Again, they are presumed to choose the most advantageous alternative , and this will tend to restore the no-arbitrage condition.
consider
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Their acquisition takes time, problems arise, children become puzzled, and they have to consider possibilities and alternatives .
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There is no evidence in this record that the Richmond City Council has considered any alternatives to a race-based quota.
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It might therefore be worth considering the alternative of independent production and printing, relying on editorial mention for distribution.
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Later, sometimes much later, when he has considered the alternatives and the benefits, word will get back to them.
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He gives one other piece of advice to seniors looking into home-improvement loans: Consider the alternatives .
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If that sounds calculating and devious, consider the alternatives .
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Using the opportunity cost concept, we consider the alternative .
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But before you junk that 2-or 3-year-old computer, consider an important alternative: upgrading.
develop
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Can we develop simple and cheap alternatives to over-exploitation?
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Fortunately, considerable effort has gone into developing alternatives to national routine death certification.
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Moreover the West has developed cheap alternatives for most things they used to depend on the Third World for.
explore
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Mrs Thatcher wanted to explore every other possible alternative to local authority leadership of the community care programme.
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Not only will that skill help your re sume, it will make you familiar with on-line job recruiting. Explore alternatives .
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Geriatrics beds are those most likely to be blocked while assessment teams explore alternatives to residential care.
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Then, as they explored various strategic alternatives , they began to coalesce around one direction for the company.
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We shall now explore three alternatives to the rational model: logical incrementalism, the interpretative paradigm and action rationality.
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There are some real incentives for doctors to explore alternatives .
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Meanwhile general practitioners, facing increased demands, have voted to explore alternatives to their current responsibility for 24 hour cover.
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The result was a failure to explore alternatives thoroughly.
find
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You should find suitable non-sexist alternatives for them.
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And employees could work with management to find an alternative .
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So the mandarins set about finding an alternative .
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The couples in this book all found creative alternatives to the family-nullifying lives that awaited nearly every one of them.
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Water cooling eliminates the problem in mainframe computers, but smaller machinery must find an alternative .
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Fiddle with each until you find one or two alternatives you like best.
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The catsuit in the picture above costs a cool £1,760, but it isn't impossible to find cheaper alternatives .
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Many said they were surprised to find the alternatives were more economical and enjoyable.
offer
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Employers have always been able to contract out their workers from the scheme if they offered an acceptable alternative .
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Granada offered an increased cash alternative of 362p.
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The proposal aims to offer positive alternatives to stop 14-17-year-olds stealing cars and joyriding.
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The result is Coyote Medicine, his new book offering medical alternatives based on long-honored Cherokee practices.
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Yet community education in working-class communities has not grown to offer a radical alternative to traditional adult education provision.
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Athletic programs also must be maintained because they offer alternatives to students who may not always excel in academics, Goodrich said.
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So please don't offer alternatives .
present
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Socially useful design not merely exposes, criticises and challenges this process, but also presents constructive alternatives .
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Technology-based changes, for example, often present this alternative , either in whole or in part.
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If this is the case, you should be prepared to prove your point and present a cost-effective alternative .
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The circular arrangement presents similar alternatives if one reads the lines of each hexagram from the center outward.
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The consultants presented two alternatives , based on discussions at the last retreat.
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I think we have presented an alternative that has been overlooked or, at times, campaigned against.
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However, in these scenes you will present the non-drinking alternatives prior to the client experiencing any significant uncomfortable or aversive reactions.
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At a preliminary meeting with center sponsors, Gallagher said she presented alternatives to destruction.
propose
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Where the Government propose alternatives to custody, they must provide the resources to make them work.
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Whereas most attempts sought eastward directions, Oodds proposes the alternative of Scythia and Thrace with their shamanistic traditions.
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Not merely does one criticise the forms of science and technology but one proposes positive human enhancing alternatives .
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Again, a short lecture on different structural forms was followed by subgroup meetings to propose various alternatives for Mega.
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Firstly we believe representative government to be an unprincipled fraud and propose a radical alternative in the form of participative democracy.
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In attempting to halt the worst offences of multinationals, many proposed alternatives have focused on the protection of basic rights.
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Judge Jackson gave Microsoft no real chance to propose less dramatic alternatives or to present facts that would cut against a breakup.
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The volume emphasises that adjustment without growth and human development is unacceptable and counter-productive and proposes possible alternatives .
provide
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Biological agents provide promising alternatives , but we need to understand more about their modes of action.
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The 1992 plank commends those who provide alternatives to abortion, such as adoption services.
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However, portable water filters provide another simple alternative .
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The Mackinac Island Chamber of Commerce can provide information on alternatives .
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It also made all health authorities provide recombinant alternative for children under 16.
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A closer look at the evidence, however, suggests that tonics may provide safer alternatives to more powerful drugs.
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In view of the critical need to provide political alternatives to violence, the talks must be reconvened as soon as possible.
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Natural gas provides a viable alternative to petrol and diesel, offering a large cost saving per gallon.
suggest
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If you have trouble in finding exactly the same varieties, you local nursery should be able to suggest some good alternatives .
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And we suggest some other alternatives , and they will cost those.
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As a first stage in this process, she catalogues a range of critiques of positivist approaches to knowledge and suggests alternatives .
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They succeed by 105 l criticizing that ethos and by suggesting an alternative to it.
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Can you suggest alternatives to the hair to use in conjunction with quite hard boilies?
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Carry out authorised repairs if possible on-site or in workshop, or suggest alternatives .
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If you were advising Susan would you suggest any alternatives to the present agreement and, if so, why?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?
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He says he doesn't want to see a doctor, but I'm afraid he has no alternative .
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There is no practical alternative to our current policy.
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Which alternatives are likely to reduce traffic?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Consideration should be given to the provision of health authority transport where no suitable alternatives are available.
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Glass shelves, fitted across the window, also make an excellent alternative to curtains or blinds.
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In the new battle against inflation, the old claim that there is no alternative has started to sound out of date.
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The emergence of the team as an alternative to the classic working group of individuals offers a powerful choice.
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Their acquisition takes time, problems arise, children become puzzled, and they have to consider possibilities and alternatives.
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Then, as they explored various strategic alternatives, they began to coalesce around one direction for the company.
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You have three alternatives for directly influencing me to do so: 1.