Sentence examples for a poor alternative from inspiring English sources

Murray a poor alternative!

Growing fast is a poor alternative to growing up.

I feel that equity release is also a poor alternative to other income-paying investments.

Or maybe in a less ominous connotation, simply a poor alternative to the subway.

The additional CO2 burden of OL makes it a poor alternative to point source mitigation.

It would look like a poor alternative to the EADS transaction and would carry more risks to jobs in Britain.

Opening a small business in a recession may seem a poor choice, but so was the alternative.

Both parties may feel that the other candidate offers a worst-case scenario, or at best an almost equally poor alternative.

These imported foods are also very costly and are a poor quality alternative to traditional fish and game known to be rich in micronutrients and protein [ 12].

Some reviewers, however, felt that it was weak and poor alternative to the album's lead single, "Wings" (2012).

According to a report published last year by the Child Poverty Action Group, spending on food in poor families is often cut to avoid debt or to meet other essential payments such as gas, electricity or rent.Sally Cavanagh of Sustain, a food charity, highlights a further problem: healthy foods are more expensive than nutritionally poor alternatives.