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The phrase "a second choice for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing alternatives or options that are not the first preference but are still acceptable.
Example: "If the main candidate declines the offer, we will consider her as a second choice for the position."
Alternatives: "an alternative option for" or "a backup choice for".
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And Bulawayo finds itself a second choice for many specialists, who prefer to be in Harare.
"And that's a second choice for most of them, since they would rather be closer to the city," he added.
For the past decade or so, "partner" was a consolation prize, a second choice for same-sex couples who were not legally allowed to marry.
It was on the morning of the two clubs' goalless draw at Old Trafford in August that the newspapers carried Mourinho's caustic observations that: "I didn't say [to Rooney] 'you will be a second choice for me'.
The user would then designate a time for the alarm to ring under ordinary circumstances, followed by a second choice for days when certain weather or traffic conditions exist.
Matsui did not want to seem disrespectful to Boston as he recounted his journey to the United States, but he obviously did not have a second choice for a new team.
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He was a first choice for United by the 1994-95 seaged, aged just 19.
For years, East Orange was far from a first choice for New Jersey real estate developers.
They are often privately run, and expensive, so are not a first choice for local authorities.
The Caribbean - straight honeymoon heaven - probably wouldn't be a first choice for gay couples?
· Don't use benzodiazepines or other sedative hypnotics in older adults as a first choice for insomnia, agitation or delirium.
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