Synonym: choice, replacement, substitute. Similar words: international, native, alter, external, internal, relative, narrative, innovative. Meaning: [-nətɪv] 
n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. adj. 1. allowing a choice 2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities 3. pertaining to unconventional choices.
n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. adj. 1. allowing a choice 2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities 3. pertaining to unconventional choices. 
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181. Robert waved briefly, ducked, and looked for an alternative means of escape.
182. This is certainly a very plausible alternative explanation for the demise of the Daily Herald.
183. The alternative route was chosen on three criteria: that it should be environmentally acceptable, operationally effective and financially viable.
184. There are so many forms of alternative medicine and there's no doubt it's getting more popular.
185. Ramsey-optimal prices are not concerned with alternative means of supply: hence they are in principle susceptible to competitive entry.
186. If life at home becomes impossible, well-run alternative accommodation where individual privacy and dignity are respected is preferred.
187. Which you choose, an air pump or alternative means, is a matter of personal choice.
187. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
188. It is possible to provide flexibility by alternative means using a group of workers who understand their role from the outset.
189. An alternative form of ability grouping was to aim for as wide a range of ability as possible in each group.
190. But does Southern rock have a place in alternative music?
191. What about which year joined as alternative to years of Membership, since some may have joined as an Associate?
192. I wonder if she has thought of alternative means of transport?
193. The second is to be prepared to try to meet the objections of those affected by alternative arrangements.
194. It was not an alternative to cultural transmission, but in addition to it.
195. An alternative to digging in the green manure in spring is to cut and add the material to the compost heap.
196. This means finding alternative routes to success, and it means measuring and treasuring success in small amounts.
197. Even with space and equipment limitations there are alternative ways to organize a room.
198. Considerable effort will be directed towards investigating alternative ways in which agents in financial markets form their expectations.
199. An alternative approach to real-time monitoring is to develop software capable of receiving data from external monitoring systems.
200. In 1968 the neighborhood development program was initiated by Congress, providing an alternative approach to large-scale urban renewal.
201. It would pay for time on military computers and research on alternative energy sources and methods of cleaning polluted soil and water.
202. In Table 8. 1 each of these four alternative approaches produces a different outcome!
203. Assistance may take the form of an offer of alternative accommodation or a cash payment.
204. Fortunately, a federal rule was introduced that allowed California eye banks an alternative route to get the required tissue.
205. San Francisco has a long history of accepting the city's many alternative lifestyles.
206. This was an alternative route we had considered in planning so we were dismayed by fresh news.
207. Employers have always been able to contract out their workers from the scheme if they offered an acceptable alternative.
208. There may be no alternative to leave of absence, even though the nurse can ill afford the loss of income.
209. The alternative case where free entry restores standard comparative advantage is when factor endowments are sufficiently similar to permit factor price equalization.
210. It is 40 percent more expensive than coal, and there is an abundance of alternative energy sources.
More similar words: international, native, alter, external, internal, relative, narrative, innovative, initiative, cooperative, relatively, legislative, conservative, representative, administrative, filter, shelter, filtering, western, eastern, pattern, Internet, motive, active, nation, incentive, actively, zonation, national, donation.