alternative resolution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalternativeandresolution
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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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resolution
noun
uk/ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/
an official decision that is made after a group or organization ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandresolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofalternative resolution
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The way was clear to the least contentious ofalternativeresolutionof the problem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They were incapable of reaching an agreement to table analternativeresolutionthat would achieve the majority they needed; hence they both ended up defeated.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have therefore chosen not to support thealternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is our demand and consequently, we have submitted analternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We did, however, support analternativeresolutionwhich was adopted by consensus.
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I believe that thealternativeresolutionwould have addressed those concerns more effectively.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
For this reason, we submitted the report once again to plenary as analternativeresolution, largely in its original form.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our group has therefore tabled a raft of amendments which, when taken together, form a realalternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I therefore voted against both the own-initiative report and thealternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have therefore tabled analternativeresolutionwhich contains all the elements of her report which we do support.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Moreover, we presented analternativeresolutionin which we wanted to clarify the role of impact assessment and external experts in the impact assessment process.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We voted for analternativeresolution, however, in preference to the original report.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have chosen not to table any amendments, because it would result in a kind of hotchpotch, but instead to table analternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I had therefore tabled analternativeresolution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Analternativeresolutionwas passed by a vote of 30 to 28.
From
Wikipedia
I ask you to reject the two alternative resolutions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is it not plain that the amendment is moved as a critical and destructive political tactic without offering any viable constructive alternative resolutions.
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