As An Alternative

Definition: As An Alternative

As An Alternative

Adverb

1. In place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car".

Synonyms: As An Alternative

Synonyms: alternatively (adv), instead (adv), or else (adv). (additional references)

Domain	Title
Books	Experimental Research on Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation As an Alternative in Cancer Therapy (Acta Biomedical Lovaniensia, 224) (reference) The Environmental Consequences of Growth: Steady-State Economics As an Alternative to Ecological Decline (New Directions in Social Economics) (reference) Subcontracting as an alternative organisational form to vertically-integrated production (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Mebendazole is the drug of choice, with albendazole as an alternative. (references)
		Cryosurgery is under study as an alternative to surgery and radiation therapy. (references)
		The drug of choice for the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis is ivermectin, with thiabendazole as an alternative. (references)
Business		Since January 1999, the Euro was introduced as an alternative currency to the Spanish Peseta. (references)
		Foreign companies should also be aware that, since January 1999, the Euro had been introduced as an alternative currency to the Spanish peseta. (references)
		This gravity-based reverse osmosis water desalination project will be used as an alternative solution to conventional resources for increasing the fresh water supply. (references)
Children	Rwanda	A UNICEF study reports that 400,000 school-aged children were unable to go to school in 1999. Private schools often are too distant or too expensive to serve as an alternative for many children. (references)
Civil Liberties	Israel and the occupied territories	Christians only may ask that child custody and child support be adjudicated in civil courts as an alternative to religious courts. (references)
	Israel and the occupied territories	Jewish and Druze families may ask for some family status matters, such as alimony and child custody in divorces, to be adjudicated in civil courts as an alternative to religious courts. (references)
Economic History	Mexico	A foreign company may open a branch ("sucursal") in Mexico as an alternative to incorporating. (references)
	Egypt	Many companies would bid strictly to the specifications, then, as an alternative, would provide a second, optional, value-based bid. (references)
	Guinea	Both foreign and domestic businessmen are encouraged to use the Arbitration Chamber as an alternative to the slow and unwieldy court system. (references)
Human Rights	Kyrgyz Republic	Cases are submitted by agreement of the parties as an alternative to formal proceedings. (references)
	Cameroon	Consequently, traditional courts remain important in rural areas and serve as an alternative for settling disputes. (references)
	El Salvador	There are separate court systems for family matters and juvenile offenders; they stress conciliation as an alternative to adjudication. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	A larger number of families, in a compromise with tradition, have adopted the least severe form of FGM, Sunna, as an alternative to infibulation. (references)
	Panama	Because the current Panamanian judicial system is inefficient at best, and corrupt at worst, many U.S. companies doing business in Panama have arbitration agreements in place as an alternative to the courts. (references)
	MALAYSIA	The government also created the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) to provide a framework for creditors and debtors voluntarily to resolve liquidity problems of viable businesses and serve as an alternative to bankruptcy. (references)
Trade	Taiwan	Bridging studies was introduced as an alternative to clinical trials in December 2000. However, pharmaceutical companies are concerned that the new bridging study requirement could be as onerous as the earlier requirements, especially if it fails to adhere to International Council of Harmonization (ICH) standards. (references)
Travel	Turkey	Vaccines: Vaccines necessary for Turkey are all childhood immunizations, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A (or Immune Globulin as an alternative). (references)
Worker Rights	Brazil	Although labor court decisions still set wages in many disputes, parties now may choose mediation as an alternative. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Language		Translations for "as an alternative"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		som alternativ til tilbagerettet brydning brydes i visse kulfelter i fremadrettede rum (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

Dutch		een alternatief op terugwaartse ontginning is de toepassing in sommige mijnbekkens van vooruitgedreven galerijen (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

French		en variante de l'exploitation rabattante,on emploie dans certains bassins houillers les voies en avance sur la taille (as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

German		als Alternative zum Rueckbau werden in einigen Bergbaurevieren vorgesetzte Strecken aufgefahren (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

Greek		ως εναλλακτική λύση στην εξόρυξη με οπισθοχωρούντα μέτωπα χρησιμοποιούνται σε ορισμένες ανθρακοφόρες λεκάνες προχωρούντα μέτωπα προσβολ (as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

Italian		in alternativa alle coltivazioni in ritirata, in alcuni bacini sono usati i cantieri in avanzata (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

Pig Latin		asay anay alternativeay

Portuguese		como variante da exploração em retirada usam-se em algumas bacias carboníferas galerias em avanço em relação � s frentes (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)

Spanish		Como alternativa a la explotación en retirada, en ciertas minas de carbón se emplean galerías de avance. (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-e-e-i-l-n-n-r-s-t-t-v"
	-3 letters: alternatives.
	-4 letters: alternative, translative.
	-5 letters: aliterates, alternates, entertains, innervates, intervales, intranasal, retaliates, sentential, tenantries, valentines, ventilates.
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