alternative transport

collocation in English

meaningsofalternativeandtransport

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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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transport
noun
uk
/ˈtræn.spɔːt/us
/ˈtræn.spɔːrt/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandtransportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In two cases, the panelists disagreed whether ambulance paramedic personnel would have managed complications that probably would have happened during thealternativetransport.
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Others have shown that trophozoites possessalternativetransportpathways for the direct acquisition of intact phospholipid from the extraerythrocytic medium.
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Furthermore, the significance of car ownership for quality of life is influenced by rurality and the availability ofalternativetransport.
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Figures will vary depending on factors such as the purpose of the journey, its length, and the extent to whichalternativetransportis available.
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Thealternativetransportwill, of course, be public service vehicles, but who will provide them?
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Some of my constituents want to cash in a proportion of their yearly season ticket to cover the seven weeks and usealternativetransport.
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However, we expect swift, pragmatic solutions onalternativetransportsystems by land and sea.
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That is all very well, but it depends on what is meant by adequatealternativetransport.
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Railways are being closed without any proper consideration ofalternativetransportfacilities.
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If thealternativetransportis by bus is it fair that, because of such measures as this, the cost of fares must go up?
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Secondly, it is important to heed the lesson about thealternativetransportthat should be provided.
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I understand that the trains were lightly loaded and that adequatealternativetransportexists.
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We have made it clear that wherever possible somealternativetransportuse should be found for redundant railway lines.
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Will he address the question that has been raised by all parties on the quality of thatalternativetransport?
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Whereas in the towns there is usuallyalternativetransport, in rural areas there is not.
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At present thisalternativetransportis provided for a short time, and then it often peters away.
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Even if the existing bus services are augmented, they will not afford suitable, adequatealternativetransport, because there will be no facilities for luggage.
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We were told yesterday that a considerable amount of heavy freight would have to findalternativetransport.
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The proceeds of this mark-up will have to be used to fundalternativetransportinfrastructures.
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If only one-tenth of that sum had been allocated foralternativetransport, the position today would have been easier than it is.
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