Sentence examples for a likely alternative from inspiring English sources

A Xiphophorus mixei-like fish is a likely alternative paternal lineage because it is the most closely related species to X. monticolus and X. clemenciae and the monophyly of "clemenciae clade" was strongly supported both phylogenetically and morphologically.

But you also have to wonder if there ever was a likely alternative.

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) has seemed a likely alternative to silicon ever since the earliest days of semiconductors.

While England currently do not have a series before the World Cup, they are hoping to organise a tour against international opposition in April, with an intense training camp in Abu Dhabi a likely alternative.

Mercedes and Ferrari are reportedly unwilling to help such a strong rival, and Formula One's other engine manufacturer, Honda, is performing worse than Renault so is not a likely alternative.

The camera itself is top-notch, as mentioned, and captures much crisper video than the GoPro Hero 4, which some might seem as a likely alternative to the using a dedicated car-based action camera.

The AU test indicated that the tree in which the latter 3 groups of viral ligases formed a clade could be effectively ruled out as an likely alternative to the tree in Figure 2 (the alternative topology with monophyletic NCLDV was associated with a zero AU value).

We believe that a more likely alternative is that Aurora B activates a downstream kinase, such as ULK3, that phosphorylates IST1.

A more likely alternative, that is compatible with neurophysiological findings, is a neuronal 'urgency signal' that modulates this trade-off by how quickly it drives decision-related neuronal activity to a common decision threshold (Hanks et al., 2014).

A proxy battle for control of Yahoo, analysts say, is a more likely alternative.

"But as we embarked on the process, the market started to deteriorate and it appeared as a more likely alternative".