second-best option
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoption
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option
noun
uk/ˈɒp.ʃən/us/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That course is asecond-bestoptionand unavoidably it will be divisive.
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That is very much thesecond-bestoption, the best being no diminution at all.
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If that is not possible, oursecond-bestoptionis to confine the proposal entirely to householders.
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As long as it is seen by young people as thesecond-bestoption, it will never have the credibility and respect that it deserves.
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It is asecond-bestoptionif the increase cannot be rescinded altogether.
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They benefited from and cherish democracy, and they went to the other place only as asecond-bestoptionwhen their time had passed here.
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That is a different role that is in no way asecond-bestoptionfor those who are retained in the public sector—quite the reverse.
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We believe that that is a welcome step forward, but it is asecond-bestoption.
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For us, thesecond-bestoptionis to raise money partly through employers' national insurance contributions even though we are concerned about that.
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The new clause is asecond-bestoption.
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I am aware that employer-based nursery provision is an important butsecond-bestoptionin a comprehensive strategic policy that delivers child care opportunities to all of our children.
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Nondemocratic governments that rule well are tolerated only as second-best options when we see no opportunity for democratic reform.
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Using pyrolysis to extract fuel from end-of-life plastic is asecond-bestoptionafter recycling, is environmentally preferable to landfill, and can help reduce dependency on foreign fossil fuels and geo-extraction.
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