alternate source

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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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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofalternateandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Lacking analternatesourceof income, they have no choice but to fight.
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They eventually turned to hijacking commercial vessels for ransom as analternatesourceof income.
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Initially he made the nuts and bolts himself, but he soon found analternatesourceof supply.
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During sensory immaturity, the more simple and robust information source could be used to tweak the accuracy of thealternatesource.
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Synthetic aromatics are often used as analternatesourceof compounds that are not easily obtained from natural sources.
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This incident reinforced the need for analternatesourceof power.
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Nitrogen is in short supply in bogs and trapping and digesting insects provides analternatesource.
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Synthesis is analternatesourceof the compound of interest if the compound is simple otherwise, it is generally not a viable alternative.
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Though these changes affected rural areas less dramatically, farmers and herders also sought alternate sources of capital, security and distribution.
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In the absence of such information, alternate sources of evidence may prove useful in addressing unanswered questions.
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A solo diver needs to have a second, independent source of air, a complete second regulator and preferably a submersible pressure gauge for his/heralternatesourceof air.
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Households also collect fuel from alternate sources, such as agricultural fields and fallows.
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We may always at various time have to look for alternate sources of revenue, but we do not want to rush into additional taxation.
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Several unsuccessful attempts followed to develop alternate sources of income for the town.
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Fire crews were forced back, and with the assistance of off-duty police and civilian volunteers they ran hoses four blocks away to alternate sources.
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Powdered fragrant red sandal wood, dried hibiscus flowers, madder tree, radish and pomegranate are alternate sources and shades of red.
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Facing plummeting demand with few alternate sources of jobs, areas dependent on primary sector industries such as cash cropping, mining and logging suffered the most.
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