alternate means

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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mean
noun[S]
uk
/miːn/us
/miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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(Definition ofalternateandmeanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ethics consultant stressed to the attending physician that fluids need not be administered as long as the baby is kept comfortable by alternate means.
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This would have favoured populations that had a mechanism to reduce losses to frugivores as long as there was an alternate means of regeneration.
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Does linguistic relativity lie in the ways languages offer their users alternate means for silent and self-directed linguistic explicitness in on-line thinking?
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For some, dousing accompanies fasting (absence of all food and water) as an alternate means for the body to obtain water.
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As this enamel was difficult to remove, goldsmiths developed alternate means of viewing their work while still in progress.
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Two alternate means of growing are rooftop gardens and hydroponic (soil-less) growing.
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Two alternate means of crossing the mountains seemed possible.
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The event aims to promote clean air and cycling as an alternate means of transportation.
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The sea monster elements are woven into the story as an alternate means of driving plot events such as the deaths of certain characters.
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This difficult time forced the people to look for alternate means of earnings.
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This provides an alternate means of calculating the gravitational potential and gravitational field.
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Social and online media were important for providing alternate means of creating and disseminating accounts and political commentary.
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Part of the reason for this was that major costs were eliminated while major benefits were obtained by alternate means.
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The author chooses to find alternate means to support himself, rather than selling his time and labor to build profits for a corporation.
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Deprived again of his power-ring, he was forced to find an alternate means of acquiring power.
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Debates on this often revolve around the availability of alternate means of income or support such as a social safety net, charity, etc.
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An alternate means of stepper position monitoring is usually not available, so crash or slip detection is not possible.
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Hopeful students are more successful because they are able to develop the strategies to reach goals and have the energy to plan alternate means in the event of possible deterrents.
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It is designed to create interconnected loops around each of the neighborhood parks that would create recreational opportunities and an alternate means of transportation around the city.
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