alternative design

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meaningsofalternativeanddesign

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alternative
adjective
uk
/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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design
noun
uk
/dɪˈzaɪn/us
/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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(Definition ofalternativeanddesignfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These statistics are used to generate histograms that approximate likelihoods for thealternativedesignrefinements and target design performances.
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The problem definition stage consists of all activities that occur prior to the explicit generation ofalternativedesignsolutions.
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And of course thisalternativedesignis not complete.
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Potentialalternativedesignand processing options thus can be assessed at aggregate level during the early design stages.
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Again, analternativedesignchoice would be to disallow such ambiguity.
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For the observed state of the decision-making problem, agents apply their simulationbased knowledge and provide guidance to their respective designers as to the likelihood and feasibility of thealternativedesign.
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It is not likely that analternativedesignof nuclear plant could be brought into operation within the time scale required.
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The cost of the drop gate barrier, which was thealternativedesignand which has a span of 450 ft.
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I hope that analternativedesigncan be adopted which requires less steel.
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It is quite impossible, therefore, to say how many houses ofalternativedesignwill be provided.
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In such circumstances analternativedesignmay not be readily recognisable as such.
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Onealternativedesign, the flat traffic delineator, has been proposed, considered and used.
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Thisalternativedesigndid not represent a new idea.
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I was interested to read in the statement that analternativedesignis being considered.
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As a consequence, the squadron was requested to submit analternativedesign.
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The squadron was accordingly invited to submit a furtheralternativedesign.
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There was no debate about size oralternativedesignsolutions for the accommodation of the animals.
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If all the major systems come up to the expectations of the designer, one could say that thealternativedesignsystems represent a wastage of public expenditure.
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