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How to use the word alternatives in a Sentence?

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It’s logical that United States has n’t yet developed a nationwide high-speed network, for decades, traveling by car was n’t a hardship, but as highway congestion gets worse, we’ve reached a stage where we should start looking more seriously at the alternatives.

Scott Sherin

Found on CNN
1 month ago

The widespread use of Red Dye 3 is particularly concerning since it is found in many products marketed to children who are especially at risk of developing health problems from exposure, just Born Quality Confections should stop making its iconic marshmallow treats with this dangerous food chemical since other less risky alternatives are readily available.

Michael Hansen

Found on CNN
2 months ago

Interest in alternatives is on the rise and will be where wealth is grown over the coming decade.

Knight Frank

Found on CNN
2 months ago

The Chapter 11 process will allow SVB Financial Group to preserve value as it evaluates strategic alternatives for its prized businesses and assets, especially SVB Capital and SVB Securities, sVB Capital and SVB Securities continue to operate and serve clients, led by their longstanding and independent leadership teams.

William Kosturos

Found on CNN
2 months ago

Larry Hogan is a star. He’s governed well in Maryland, elected in a blue state. I think the fact that he indicates that he’s going to continue to fight in the Republican Party for alternatives to Donald Trump and a new direction is a good sign, i actually think more voices right now in opposition or providing an alternative to Donald Trump is the best thing in the right direction. So, hats off to Larry for what he’s done, what he’s contributed. And I’m glad that he will continue to do so.

Asa Hutchinson

Found on CNN
3 months ago

I see heart patients that come in with terrible histories, multiple myocardial infarction, sometimes bypass surgery, many stents and they say, ‘Doctor, I’ve tried multiple statins, but whenever I take a statin, my muscles hurt, or they’re weak. I can’t walk upstairs. I just can’t tolerate these drugs,’ we do need alternatives for these patients.

Steven Nissen

Found on CNN
3 months ago

Talk to a provider and see if there are alternatives, and please don’t hoard.

Jerrod Milton

Found on CNN
3 months ago

I know how complex is the current government, it’s not easy to promote strategy or promote even negotiations with the Palestinians. But in the end of the day, (Netanyahu) should understand that we’re standing between bad and worse alternatives.

Michael Milshtein

Found on CNN
4 months ago

It came down to $2.65 per pound in early January, chicken wings were so expensive last year that consumers were looking for alternatives to serve at the party. Poultry producers then brought in a significant increase in supply and now it’s at the highest level of supply since early 2019.

Michael Swanson

Found on CNN
4 months ago

The only way for WWE to fully capitalize on this opportunity is for me to return as Executive Chairman and support the management team in the negotiations for our media rights and to combine that with a review of strategic alternatives, my return will allow WWE, as well as any transaction counterparties, to engage in these processes knowing they will have the support of the controlling shareholder.

Vince McMahon

Found on CNN
4 months ago

There are reusable alternatives, it gets people focused on the need to reduce plastics. It’s also not hard.

Judith Enck

Found on CNN
4 months ago

There's so much weaselly language about how officers should you know, consider the totality of the circumstances or consider alternatives to chasing people, but there aren't enough black and white rules that officers must follow, and so you get officers in the split-second decision-making circumstances where if they haven't been trained on either yes chase somebody, or don't chase somebody under a circumstance, they are likely to make a wrong decision.

Alexandra Block

Found on CNN
10 months ago

Deciding to initiate or continue a Foot Pursuit is a decision that a Department member must make quickly and under unpredictable and dynamic circumstances. It is recognized that Foot Pursuits may place Department members and the public at significant risk. there's so much weaselly language about how officers should you know, consider the totality of the circumstances or consider alternatives to chasing people, but there aren't enough black and white rules that officers must follow.

Alexandra Block

Found on CNN
10 months ago

Someone might look into alternatives such as herbs, spend time trying to gather information, procure that substance, take the herb, take it again, take it again, and by then, they are later in gestation and maybe even less likely to be able to access effective methods, there's a real-time constraint here.

Jenny Higgins

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Then you don't have to deal with detention centers or alternatives to detention.

Chris Chmielenski

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The [ board ] remains focused on running a robust and intentional review of strategic alternatives while executing our strategy to drive shareholder value, kohl's has a bright future ahead.

Peter Boneparth

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We discourage the use of cow's milk until a year of age but it's certainly true that as the baby is close to a year of age, especially if it's simply no formula to be found, that you could use either that or a toddler formula, neither are ideal, but the closer you are to the year, especially for the short term, those are alternatives.

Steven Abrams

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Your biggest source of power is your sense of alternatives.

Victoria Medvec

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We will do this as fast as possible, but the physical location and availability of alternatives mean this could take weeks to complete and will lead to reduced throughput at some of our refineries.

The UK-based company

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are alternatives, companies are able to find those other markets and trading partners and meet all those fiduciary requirements to their shareholders. They've made the decision that Russia is not worth the risk.

Josh Lipsky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's a tendency to want to ban certain things, the real question should be, how do we look at these situations and ask what other alternatives could be used to achieve the outcome... how should training change and what alternatives should we be looking at to achieve a successful outcome ? Those are questions situations like this raise.

Chuck Wexler

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You have to go back years to understand why Amir Lockes parents have no knocks, they were developed as a tool, through courts, for the preservation of evidence... primarily crack cocaine. That's no longer the case, and hasn't been for at least ten years. ( We)'ve been strongly teaching, advocating, for other alternatives.

Thor Eells

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If I can convince my patients to give up bacon, the next question I get is usually whether they can have alternatives to bacon, like turkey bacon. I explain that it's the processing that makes the meat harmful. So replacing bacon with turkey bacon to make it healthier is misguided, all types of bacon are processed to become bacon, so changing the type of bacon does not change the fact that it’s processed meat.

Reyzan Shali

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We have continued as well to do what we can to support Afghans to whom we have a special commitment, and that includes those who fall within the category of the [ Special Immigrant Visas ], we are looking at alternatives to processing for the larger cohort within this category knowing that, even though our presence on the ground in Afghanistan is no more, we are doing what we can from other posts and looking at creative solutions to continue our efforts to safely relocate those individuals who wish to depart the country.

Ned Price

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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