The phrase "a long term alternative" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing options or solutions that are intended to be sustainable or effective over an extended period.
Example: "Investing in renewable energy sources is a long term alternative to fossil fuels that can help combat climate change."
Alternatives: "a sustainable option" or "a lasting solution".
That's a reason to pursue a long-term alternative to the legislative linkage of SNAP and agriculture programs.
conditionality, and the fund should give European leaders a 12-month deadline to agree and implement a long-term alternative to short-term E.C.B./I.M.F.
Recently, it has been suggested that natural working fluids, such as CO2, hydrocarbons, and their mixtures, could provide a long-term alternative to fluorocarbon refrigerants.
More than 70% of the companies were taken public within three years of their LBO dates.5 Can such transitory organizations really be a long-term alternative to the public company?
Nuclear fission, as you all know better than I, as a long-term alternative to fossil fuels, depends on development and wide use of nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic weapons materials.
Commenting on the NRC's recent announcement, Christine Riley Miller, senior director of corporate social responsibility at Dunkin Brandssaysys: We remain committed to finding a long-term alternative to Dunkin' Donuts foam cup that meets our guests' expectations, is affordable for our franchisees and reduces our environmental impacts.
They would no doubt be keen to buy shares in British racing, too, after the announcement that Osborne hopes to extend the requirement to pay Levy to offshore bookmakers, and will also consider creating a "Racing Right" for the sport to sell as a long-term alternative to statutory assistance.
Nor is one really needed in the short term, since Europe will certainly not have the luxury of any such choice for many years to come.But French leaders do seem inclined to view the European defence identity as a long-term alternative to NATO, whereas Britain sees it as merely a supplement or reserve.
Cohabitation among poor women is more likely than that among nonpoor women to be a long-term alternative or substitute for traditional marriage.
Limited and responsible ecotourism is also seen as a long-term alternative to continued deforestation.
However, an OCV program should not be considered as a long-term alternative substitute for WASH.
