alternate arrangement

collocation in English

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alternate
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɒlˈtɜː.nət/us
/ˈɑːl.tɝː.nət/
with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first ...
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arrangement
noun
uk
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/us
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/
a plan for how something ...
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(Definition ofalternateandarrangementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a few instances analternatearrangementmight seem preferable.
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Rigid stems bearing small, amplexicaul leaves in analternatearrangement.
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The 21 to 41 oblong leaflets (i.e. 10 to 20 pairs plus terminal) have a sub-opposite oralternatearrangement.
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Foliage is dense and inalternatearrangementon the upright branchlets; in some forms this may be pendulous and reach the ground.
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Leaves grow in analternatearrangement, and are simple, palmately-veined, with serrated margins.
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The leaves are simple, with an opposite oralternatearrangement.
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Analternatearrangementwould send the exhaust through an opening in the propeller boss.
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It has spiky branchlets, small leaves in analternatearrangement, and small flowers that are clustered on relatively long stalks.
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The floating leaves, when present, are linear and inconspicuous, with analternatearrangement.
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The leaves occur in a rosette around the base of the stem and along the stem's length in analternatearrangement.
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The phyllotaxy is usually opposite and decussate, but leaves have a spiral oralternatearrangementin some groups.
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The leaves are 1 or 2 centimeters long, located in a basal rosette around the stem and along the stem in analternatearrangement.
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Ashley notes that it is actually analternatearrangementof the multiple overhand noose.
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The lower leaf pairs usually occur in an opposite leaf arrangement and the upper leaf pairs in analternatearrangementon the main stem of a mature plant.
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It had a divided type landing gear fitted to fuselage stubs, the legs were secured with two bolts each to allow thealternatearrangementof floats or skis.
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Any new transferees that arrive are routinely made to stay in a bungalow (wada), till they find alternate arrangements.
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Childcare providers often refuse to care for sick children, and ask that parents make alternate arrangements.
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Alternate arrangements were made to facilitate sacred bathing by providing water in concrete tanks near one of the upper ghats, fed by tube wells from ground water sources.
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Although a number of schools had programs in place or reserved spaces for returning students, only 5% of university students were admitted under these alternate arrangements in the late 1980s.
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