alternative option

collocation in English

meaningsofalternativeandoption

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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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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofalternative option

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Pasture and forage improvement should be targeted to farming systems where high-value, labourintensive cropping is not analternativeoption.
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Analternativeoptionis that the secondary source is an auditory, nonspeech representation of the speech input.
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It does, because otherwise we are left with the onlyalternativeoptionof teaching logic on a mass scale.
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Thealternativeoptionin this scenario is to leave the fetus as it is.
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Thealternativeoption-the deterministic, or partially deterministic3 description of irregular fluctuations-provides economists with new research opportunities undoubtedly worth exploiting.
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In a practical implementation of the algorithm, as analternativeoption, we have also adopted a selection procedure to choose a subset of ' significant ' mixture components for evaluation.
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But if a mandatory prison sentence is in operation, the court is forbidden to use thealternativeoption.
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That is tempting in many ways, but democracy—particularly with a lower turnout—requires us to provide analternativeoptionwhere we disagree.
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Will he reconsider the matter and, if he will not, will he consider thealternativeoptionof privatisation?
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We want to give them analternativeoptionthrough the set-aside scheme, where that is relevant.
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It is purely analternativeoptionwhich the local authority has to provide dustbins on hire.
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We shall not be able to make the patient better until we adopt the only realisticalternativeoption; namely, congestion charging.
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If that ever ceased to be the case, thealternativeoptionwould have to be seriously considered.
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It would be inappropriate to make a statement during that time about anyalternativeoption.
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We will not put schemes into the programme if it is clear that analternativeoptioncould obviate the need for the existing scheme.
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We are also deeply disturbed at analternativeoption—the reference to "large dowries" so that the purchase is made attractive to a private buyer.
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So subsections (4) and (5) provide analternativeoption.
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Much the same objections apply to the thirdalternativeoption, the graduate tax.
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There is analternativeoptionto the guerilla leader.
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We are keen to introduce commonhold as analternativeoptionto leasehold.
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