lack of alternative

collocation in English

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alternative
adjective
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/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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(Definition oflack-ofandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Being a care-giver by default is a consequence of thelackofalternativecare providers.
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Awareness that there is alackofalternativeservices to informal care provision has increased by up to 2.5 times throughout these three decades.
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The currentlackofalternativelocal mental health services in these communities made a ' usual care ' control group a redundant concept.
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Lackofalternativefood resources when the vegetation is at the grassland state will result in starvation or migration of elephant.
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That has been one way in which the certification rate has been kept up, because oflackofalternativefacil ties.
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There are other cases where managers have long bought sites, but cannot get possession owing tolackofalternativeaccommodation for the tenants.
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Fourthly, there is alackofalternativefacilities for my constituents.
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That is the result of high opium prices, encouragement by traffickers and alackofalternativemeans of income for farmers.
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A total ban would be unrealistic given thelackofalternativeroutes and the shortage of daylight during winter months.
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Too many children are still in hospital because of alackofalternativeprovision in the community.
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Today, young people have both the inclination to become homeowners and, unfortunately, alackofalternative.
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Only proven national interest andlackofalternativesites can justify any exception.
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One was the national interest and the other was thelackofalternativesites.
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The fundamental problem is the growth in homelessness and thelackofalternativeaccommodation.
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But many people in my constituency are not even given the equal opportunity because of thelackofalternativeemployment there.
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The location of their workplace and thelackofalternativemodes of transport means that many people are now condemned to travel by car.
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In the rural areas we suffer from two problems in regard to employment—high unemployment andlackofalternativeemployment.
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Yes, it is under war conditions a monopoly forlackofalternativebuyers.
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The position is that because there is alackofalternativetreatment, these young persons are forced to remain in approved schools.
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It is a very serious matter indeed in the light of the present unemployment figures there and thelackofalternativeemployment.
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