suitable alternative

collocation in English

meaningsofsuitableandalternative

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suitable
adjective
uk
/ˈsuː.tə.bəl/us
/ˈsuː.t̬ə.bəl/
acceptable or right for someone ...
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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 ofsuitableandalternativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuitable alternative

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Other reasons given for eating in the living room include the lack of asuitablealternative, especially of a sufficiently large kitchen.
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Some stay long-term in hostels because they have high-support needs and there is nosuitablealternative housing, but the majority remain through inertia.
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We propose that rapid freezing by immersion into a suitable cryogen such as liquid propane, with subsequent freeze substitution, is asuitablealternativeapproach.
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Results of this study showed that safflower could be asuitablealternativecrop.
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It is quite another to engage the considerable challenges of developing asuitablealternativefor guiding and interpreting developmental psychopathology research.
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Hence, developing a vaccine against the most prevalent strain may be asuitablealternativefor prevention of this disease.
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In the other site, in the absence of similar attempts, the resource regime was viewed as an instrument to curb resource use without providing any othersuitablealternative.
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Nolan identified three possibilities to consider if a lack ofsuitablealternativeacaricides favours an effort to continue use of the affected chemical.
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Hence, development of vaccines against the most common serotypes could provide asuitablealternativefor containment of the disease.
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There is an assumption that by evolving a sufficient number ofsuitablealternativesolutions for each component, a suitable solution will be available at the next level.
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It is recognized that the term 'segment' is not entirely satisfactory owing to its connection with life table analysis but a moresuitablealternativewas not found.
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It will not be subject to the proviso that the tenant is provided withsuitablealternativeaccommodation.
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Suitablealternativeprovision is a matter for local links between family doctors and the health authorities.
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The second condition is thatsuitablealternativeaccommodation must be provided.
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There is already a discretionary ground enabling the courts to award possession wheresuitablealternativeaccommodation is available.
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I do not know whether one can do the almost impossible and find asuitablealternative.
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I shall welcome any assistance in securing suchsuitablealternativeaccommodation.
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Yes, it does, if there is nosuitablealternative.
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The rent officer's decision on unreasonably high rents will be based on the assumption that the claimant is able to find cheaper,suitablealternativeaccommodation.
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