safe alternative

collocation in English

meaningsofsafeandalternative

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safe
adjective
uk
/seɪf/us
/seɪf/
not in danger or likely to ...
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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 ofsafeandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsafe alternative

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Primary angioplasty is an effective andsafealternativeto thrombolytic therapy.
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However, there was no one to put her to bed at home, so hospital was the onlysafealternative.
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We could talk about nuclear energy as an alternative, but the only real andsafealternativeis coal.
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Attention must be drawn to the fact that this is a highly toxic product and that viable andsafealternativesolutions do exist.
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Before emissions can be stopped completely, practicable andsafealternativesubstances, products and processes need to be developed.
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We want and think it is sensible to develop the option of an economic,safealternativeto our existing gas cooled reactors.
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The signal has now been given that speaking up about serious concerns is asafealternativeto silence.
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The truth is that, if one wishes to lose weight, there is nosafealternativeto exercise and healthy eating.
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I believe that the grant on offer is £238 for what is termed the cheapestsafealternative.
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In many urban and rural areas this is recognised as a valuable andsafealternativeto the road network.
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Seeing these conditions, is it any wonder that my constituents lift a rather querulous eyebrow when they are told to give up weaving for thesafealternativeof spinning?
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There can be no justification for making animals suffer in tests when there are proven, effective andsafealternativetesting methods and 8 000 cosmetic ingredients already in use.
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After its introduction, dynamite rapidly gained wide-scale use as asafealternativeto gunpowder and nitroglycerin.
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In another study conducted in 2014, laparoscopy was found to be asafealternativeto laparotomy in patients receiving total hysterectomy for endometrial cancer.
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They also said it would be asafealternativeto bank deposits and would earn a slightly better interest rate.
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This system was put into service to allow students to socialize with their friends while offering asafealternativeto driving while impaired.
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Since the escort vans were used by students as asafealternativeto driving while intoxicated, several van drivers quit in protest.
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It is argued that as with alcohol, sobriety is the onlysafealternative, and existing drug laws should be enforced.
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