alternative plan

collocation in English

meaningsofalternativeandplan

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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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plan
noun
uk
/plæn/
us
/plæn/
a set of decisions about how to do something in ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandplanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofalternative plan

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That does not surprise me, but the possiblealternativeplanfor diverting the traffic is appalling.
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He had no solution to offer, noalternativeplanand no scheme upon which anyone could fasten.
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Thealternativeplanto the existing proposals would give a fair and equitable provision of acute services to everyone involved.
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We have to think of analternativeplanthere as well.
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It may well be that analternativeplanor plans have been prepared.
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This approach provides an equivalent basis upon which to evaluate howalternativeplantypes and features influence a program's perceived value to employees.
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The aim was to find analternativeplanto the provision of the city by sea.
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In addition, thisalternativeplanwould not have significantly affected the partisan makeup of districts.
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Will this equipment be used in thealternativeplan?
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If he is not so persuaded, then he must obviously have somealternativeplan.
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Many people lament the decline in the number of small farms, but protest without a constructivealternativeplanis futile.
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There seems to be a considerable difference of opinion, and a suggestion has been thrown out as to the substitution of somealternativeplan.
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He said that there had been criticism that those in opposition had not produced analternativeplan.
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Those who know all the facts are responsible for producing a betteralternativeplan.
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Analternativeplanwas at one stage presented which would not, in my view, have ensured equitable results for all participating countries.
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Thealternativeplanis a really good one.
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It took seriously this initiative to build the contingency oralternativeplanand to push for a solution by setting the deadlines.
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Can they apply to be pensioned on the pre-war earningsalternativeplan?
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