satisfactory alternative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsatisfactoryandalternative
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satisfactory
adjective
uk/ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/us/ˌsæt̬.ɪsˈfæk.tɚ.i/
good or good enough for a particular need ...
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alternative
noun[C]
uk/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility ...
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(Definition ofsatisfactoryandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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So culturally immersed are we that we almost take it for granted that there is nosatisfactoryalternativeto chronology as an indicator of age.
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It is difficult to find asatisfactoryalternativeaccount of the contrast.
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What is unclear is whether they offer asatisfactoryalternativeto these requirements.
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However, there may be situations where the variable shield might allow an earlier start to treatment and provide asatisfactoryalternativeto customised shields.
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These results were intended by the author only as a spur to further research, and represent a rare attempt to find asatisfactoryalternativeto oestrogen therapy.
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Since the use of human baits in manlanding collections raises a number of ethical issues, efforts should be continued to finding asatisfactoryalternativesafe method for sampling these species.
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The argument that low trust undermines support for government is more convincing if people believe there is a moresatisfactoryalternativeto which they may turn.
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Miners will not man the barricades in order to keep obsolete pits open if they can be provided withsatisfactoryalternativework.
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At present nosatisfactoryalternativematerial exists to achieve the level of penetration needed to defeat the most modern battle tanks.
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No system of deterrence will succeed unless public transport can provide asatisfactoryalternativeand unless staggering of hours is introduced.
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The question really is whether a staff association is asatisfactoryalternativeto a trade association.
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It is not, however, asatisfactoryalternativeto metering.
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We are not aware that there are anysatisfactoryalternativemedicinal products available to the game rearing industry for the treatment of these conditions.
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I do not believe that devaluation is asatisfactoryalternative.
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I would not presume to outline anysatisfactoryalternativeto the latest proposals.
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Certainly it is not at all asatisfactoryalternativeto registration.
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In spite of an exhaustive examination nosatisfactoryalternativehas been found.
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We do not think that supervision is asatisfactoryalternative.
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But it has not been replaced by asatisfactoryalternative, by something more effective.
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