second-best solution

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solution
noun
uk
/səˈluː.ʃən/us
/səˈluː.ʃən/
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(Definition ofsolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This result is equivalent to the one obtained for thesecond-bestsolution.
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If distorted prices cannot be corrected, an information super-subsidy (beyond what would address public information problems) can be used to improve asecond-bestsolution.
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Further, the abatement share in the social optimum is higher than in thesecond-bestsolution.
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It seemed to be a realistic,second-bestsolutionfor the union movement.
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Anticipator y injunctions are not a peculiar sort of low-technology,second-bestsolutionto problems of supervision.
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Repetto makes the point that where the first-best solution to these problems-targeted multilateral environmental agreements is not available, thesecond-bestsolutionmay not be to liberalize trade anyway.
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People say that it is asecond-bestsolution.
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That is why there is a degree of averaging within a water authority area, but it is very much asecond-bestsolution.
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I have always regarded the levy as very much asecond-bestsolution.
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Does he want to join us and others in wanting to limit those provisions as asecond-bestsolution?
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I do not believe, however, that we should settle for asecond-bestsolutionto the problem of exhaust emissions from motor vehicles.
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