efficient alternative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofefficientandalternative
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efficient
adjective
uk/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
working or operating quickly and effectively in an ...
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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 ofefficientandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The study indicated that biological control of house flies can be anefficientalternativeto chemical control.
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A much moreefficientalternativeto building models by hand would be to learn models from observed data.
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Selection of alternatives: description and justification of choice; recommendation to use currently most effective orefficientalternative.
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In this outbreak, this design proved to be a useful andefficientalternativeto the case-control approach.
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For the input tax method to be anefficientalternative, however, the quality and quantity of the base had to be easily observable.
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It is cheap and efficient, and there is no equally cheap orefficientalternative.
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It is of great importance that a quick,efficientalternativeroute should be built, and it can be.
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Here, however, we have some facts and figures to go on, and there is anefficientalternative.
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Public transport must be given priority if it is to provide a speedy,efficientalternativeto car-borne city centre traffic.
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The most important food of the market is fish, which is wrapped in palm leaves, an economicallyefficientalternativeto wrapping paper.
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Lawn mowers became a moreefficientalternativeto the scythe and domesticated grazing animals.
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For areas not located in temperate climates, ground-source (or geothermal) heat pumps provide anefficientalternative.
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Therefore, it is desirable to find more efficient alternatives for creating an axial magnetic field.
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In other words, at current output price levels, what is the share of fertilizer costs that could induce the adoption of risk efficient alternatives?
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This study examined the percentage of fertilizer cost reduction levels by deter mining the input-output price ratio necessary to induce the adoption of risk efficient alternatives.
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We are glad that there will be more research into safety and into efficient alternatives, so that eventually we can move away from them altogether.
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The market is supposed to find the cheapest, most efficient alternatives for consumers.
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