credible alternative

collocation in English

meaningsofcredibleandalternative

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credible
adjective
uk
/ˈkred.ə.bəl/us
/ˈkred.ə.bəl/
able to be believed ...
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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 ofcredibleandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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So the 'instability ' idea to exploded planets is no longer acrediblealternativeto a planet that formed in the normal way and later exploded.
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Only in such a case will the opposition become acrediblealternativeto the ruling party that could aspire to gain power.
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This intervention is superior to wait-list andcrediblealternativetreatments.
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A strong party is a party that is in a position to veto anycrediblealternativeto a government in which it takes all key portfolios.
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At the very worst they see no other political leader with anycrediblealternative.
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Those of us who support ownership unbundling have always said we could accept acrediblealternativethat would guarantee the same results.
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Until there is acrediblealternative, that is the only option remaining to us.
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It has nocrediblealternativefor financing local government.
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I do not believe that, despite superficial attractions, there is anycrediblealternative.
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The intention of any such sentence would be that it should be acrediblealternativeto imprisonment.
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Indeed, there is now no opportunity to switch to anothercrediblealternativein the timescale.
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The choice is between sweeping that away or coming up with acrediblealternative.
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We must ask ourselves, however, whether there is anycrediblealternative.
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And of course there is nocrediblealternativegovernment either.
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To suggest a return to the rating system is simply not acrediblealternative.
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But for people with an extended community network or from a particular linguistic minority, that is not acrediblealternative.
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Now he can see nothing but gloom in the world, but he cannot offer us acrediblealternative.
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That is what he talked about as being thecrediblealternative.
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I have yet to hear acrediblealternative, at least in this debate.
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