humane alternative

collocation in English

meaningsofhumaneandalternative

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humane
adjective
uk
/hjuːˈmeɪn/us
/hjuːˈmeɪn/
showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who ...
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alternative
noun[C]
uk
/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility ...
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(Definition ofhumaneandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Pasture-based production is associated with many social benefits in addition to offering a morehumanealternativeto the confinement model6,7.
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He will withdraw his authority for these remaining uses as soon as he is satisfied that there is an effective andhumanealternative.
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We must welcome the fact that this much morehumanealternativeis available.
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He did not regard long imprisonment as ahumanealternativeto capital punishment.
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All available evidence argues that hunting is the mosthumanealternative.
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They must recognise the inappropriateness of their retributive penal policy and the need to provide ahumanealternative.
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They viewed outpatient commitment as a less expensive, less restrictive and morehumanealternativeto inpatient commitment.
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Thirdly, the development and use of humane alternatives as methods of research must be obtained.
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Critics point out that humane alternatives can be slow to implement, costly, and test only one compound at a time.
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The letter emphasized the need for humane alternatives to incarceration and the potential for prison reform to create savings for taxpayers.
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