Example sentences of "a alternative to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 2 | An alternative to clubs and classes is voluntary work . |
| 3 | And can seize caravans as an alternative to fines . |
| 4 | The day may soon come when manufacturers of pond food cotton on to boilie-type foods as an alternative to pellets . |
| 5 | An alternative to dates is to use a term like Romantic , even if its meaning seems to alter from writer to writer . |
| 6 | The plaintiffs claim damages from a number of defendants , including the third defendant , under the following heads : ( 1 ) general damages for conspiracy ; ( 2 ) exemplary damages on the basis that the acts complained of were calculated to make a profit for the conspirators or their companies and constituted a cynical disregard for the plaintiffs ' rights ; and ( 3 ) damages for deceit as an alternative to damages for conspiracy . |
| 7 | As an alternative to damages , an account of profits may be available and this may be more advantageous to the plaintiff , especially if the defendant has made substantial profit from his use of the information . |
| 8 | The remedies available to the owner of the trade mark are the usual ones of injunctions , damages or an account of profits as an alternative to damages plus removal of offending marks . |
| 9 | An account of profits may be available as an alternative to damages . |
| 10 | Given the size of the deposits and the other terms and conditions , local authority deposits are bound to function for lenders as an alternative to deposits in the inter-bank market . |
| 11 | Gemini 's aim was to ‘ decolonise ’ world news and to provide an alternative to reports written by western journalists for western readers . |
| 12 | More controversially , it has also pressed ahead with experiments to test the feasibility of electronic monitoring ( or ‘ tagging ’ ) of defendants released on bail as an alternative to remands in custody ( see also Chapter 7 ) . |
| 13 | IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ALTERNATIVES ? |
| 14 | ( Technology has been more successful in providing an alternative to schools ; successful examples here include the British Open University , the Bavarian Tellehallez , and the Japanese NHK 's Secondary School of the Air. ) ( op.cit. : 57–58 . ) |
| 15 | Sedrun has an indoor pool as an alternative to dips in glacial tarns . |
| 16 | There was so much new knowledge in science , and degrees in science came to be seen as an alternative to degrees in classics or mathematics rather than as something to be done afterwards as an optional extra , or taken as a merely voluntary course of lectures . |