alternative structure

collocation in English

meaningsofalternativeandstructure

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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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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Analternativestructureis worth considering in the hope of maintaining the original formulation of the licensing configuration.
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On the other hand, if the junction folds into analternativestructure, a different pattern of mobility is expected.
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It is analternativestructure, an alternative strategy.
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Therefore, there must be analternativestructurefor last resort operations.
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Analternativestructureto deliver the exhibition from the outset might well have achieved a different outcome.
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There are people here who are doubtful that there are sufficient safeguards in thealternativestructureincorporated in the measure.
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We must consider that when we look at analternativestructurefor the present arrangements for meat hygiene inspection.
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Experimental evidence also supports thisalternativestructure.
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But they must, before they tamper with any nationalised industry, prove that it has failed, and that thealternativestructurewhich they propose will succeed.
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Thealternativestructure, which was favoured in one form or another by, for example, the local authority associations, is basically a two-tier system.
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In the light of experience with the current arrangements, we intend to consult shortly on analternativestructurefor registration fees for compliance schemes.
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Ice-nine is analternativestructureof water that is solid at room temperature.
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For two dimensions, in particular, thisalternativestructurewould be a vector of pointers to vectors, one for each row.
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The terms of reference for the review panel require it to "consider the current structure of the concessionary licence scheme and whether a suitablealternativestructurecould be available".
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In order for the transcribing polymerase to concomitantly capture thealternativestructure, the time scale of the structural modulation must be comparable to that of the transcription.
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