radical alternative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofradicalandalternative
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radical
adjective
uk/ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/
believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or ...
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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 ofradicalandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The hospice movement began in the 1960s as aradicalalternativeto traditional cancer care.
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The fourth model to be considered represents aradicalalternativeto both the diathesis-stress and cumulative-risk models.
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In this context, self-access centres were initially viewed as aradicalalternativeto the classroom.
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We provide theradicalalternativesolution to the economic problems.
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That is why the alliance alone is coming up withradicalalternativeproposals for basing local expenditure on people's ability to pay.
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However, in this debate we are simply dealing with theradicalalternative.
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The time has come for a responsible andradicalalternative.
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They provide aradicalalternativeto the defeatism of euthanasia.
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In myradicalalternative, we would have four weeks on and one week off for not eight months of the year, but the whole year.
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It is essential that they be replaced by the only sensible andradicalalternative.
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That is theradicalalternative.
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She even argues that polka music can be perceived as aradicalalternativeto mainstream culture.
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Should we reject welfare contractualism in favour of radical alternatives like basic income?
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While this is welcome, expanding global sales of cooling equipment underline the continuing negative impact of this technology on the environment, and the need for more radical alternatives.
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There are radical alternatives to utility, based on uninhibited, unqualified, unconditional love, and backed up by practical support, care and resources.
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Does he agree that radical alternatives to custodial sentences are needed as forms of punishment?
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The current arrangements are easy to criticise, but it is hard to come up with genuinely radical alternatives.
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Some say that the jury system has had its day and suggest radical alternatives such as professional, full-time jurors who are legally qualified.
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The longer it continues and the worse it becomes, the more and more people will want radical alternatives.
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