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The phrase "a fallback for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an alternative option or plan that can be used if the primary one fails or is unavailable.
Example: "In case our main supplier cannot deliver, we have a fallback for sourcing materials from a different vendor."
Alternatives: "a backup for" or "an alternative to".
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"Business in the 90's became not a fallback for people who weren't creative enough for other pursuits, but a force for innovation and creativity," said William Taylor, a founding editor of Fast Company.
Asked if radio could be used to meet the draft standard, ICAO's Philbin said voice communication could serve as a fallback for planes that do not have newer technology.
On top of which, the continued turmoil in real estate has meant that home equity — a source of security for many families and a fallback for college funds for some of them — is not as easy, or in some cases impossible, to tap.
"I don't think there's a fallback for a lot of players," he says.
Such a tech could also be applied as a fallback for poor audio quality on a mobile or video call.
You can use a different image for every account and even multiple images so you have a fallback for when you lose your driver's licence, for example.
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A standard fallback for a first date, they had been exchanging travel stories, and impetuously — there was something about this guy that she trusted — she told him about Kilifi Creek.
A standard fallback for a first date, they had been exchanging travel stories, and impetuously – there was something about this guy that she trusted – she told him about Kilifi Creek.
Catherine Lord, the director of the Institute for Brain Development at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and a member of the committee overseeing the revisions, said that the goal was to ensure that autism was not used as a "fallback diagnosis" for children whose primary trait might be, for instance, an intellectual disability or aggression.
That being a broker isn't a fallback position for a guy with a law degree.
He questioned President Obama's love of country, perhaps presenting a fallback position for birthers frustrated by that pesky certificate.
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