cost-effective alternative

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cost-effective
adjective
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/ˌkɒst.ɪˈfek.tɪv/us
/ˌkɑːst.ɪˈfek.tɪv/
If an activity is cost-effective, it is good value for the amount of ...
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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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These techniques require substantial capital investment and skilled personnel; simple, cost-effectivealternativedetection protocols were therefore developed in this study.
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In circumstances in which physiotherapy resources are scarce, then the brief intervention could be acost-effectivealternativeto usual physiotherapy.
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Even if a successful graph-reduction machine were built and achieved parity with good procedural programs, such a machine is unlikely to be acost-effectivealternativeto conventional machines.
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The salvage of parts from transmission components is a major activity, offering acost-effectivealternativeto buying new parts.
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Indeed, it is enormously expensive, and the reports on it suggest that it would be very difficult to make it acost-effectivealternative.
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Private renting should provide a safe, attractive andcost-effectivealternativeto owner-occupation or the social rented sector.
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That provides a realistic andcost-effectivealternativefor the greater benefit of our children.
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Not only are there very powerful arguments in humanitarian terms for prevention and primary and community care: in many cases, they can represent acost-effectivealternativeto hospital care.
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In the last five years approximately 40 representations have been made that concentrators should be available through the family practitioner services as acost-effectivealternativeto cylinders.
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However, the capital costs of light rail schemes are high compared with bus priority measures and guided bus schemes, which may offer a morecost-effectivealternative.
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The web provides a trulycost-effectivealternative.
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Virtual store research emerged as a morecost-effectivealternativethat could address the drawbacks of in-person store research through controlled simulations.
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Biotreatment, the processing of wastes using living organisms, is an environmentally friendly, relatively simple andcost-effectivealternativeto physico-chemical clean-up options.
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Many other sources have recommended responsive design as acost-effectivealternativeto mobile applications.
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Enamel over steel is a similar-appearing but far less rugged and lesscost-effectivealternative.
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In transport as in any network, managing demand can be acost-effectivealternativeto increasing capacity.
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The production of cellulosic ethanol represents not only a step toward true energy diversity for the country, but a verycost-effectivealternativeto fossil fuels.
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Although these generic cartridges may be less reliable, they may be acost-effectivealternativeto the genuine article.
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