The phrase "a study of alternative" is not correct as it is incomplete; it should be "a study of alternatives." You can use it when discussing research or analysis focused on different options or methods in a particular field.
Example: "The research paper presents a study of alternatives to traditional energy sources."
Alternatives: "an analysis of options" or "an examination of alternatives."
This group's large cash requirements, coupled with its modest VROI, prompted Econoval managers to launch a study of alternative product portfolio strategies.
The U.S. Congress even ordered a study of alternative sources because of the American military's dependence on China's supply of rare earth minerals.
18, 1991], the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct and transmit to Congress a study of alternative transportation modes for use in the National Park System.
The intelligence community is preparing a series of reports on the impacts of climate change on individual countries like China and India, a study of alternative fuels and a look at how major power relations could be strained by a changing climate.
She also wrote a study of alternative therapies — in which she argued that doctors were worthless, and pharmaceutical drugs cause disease — and a manual, "Rituals for Everyday Living," published in 1994, that describes possible ceremonial responses to life transitions, including one to assist someone recollecting sexual abuse.
Instant City, a study of alternative futures for Dubai, was a part of the Politics of Space and Place conference at the University of Brighton, and most recently, Ms. Pakravan has collaborated on Little, Big, a series of mile-marking devices along the Pan-American Highway.
The shares of Michael Foods Inc. fell 15percentt yesterday after the company, a food processor and distributor, said a study of alternatives to increase share value did not provide any suitable options.
But he said that when he headed a study of alternatives for three Florida counties, he found that the optical scanning system was costly to set up, and was prone to other problems.
The barrier best suited to the Erie Canal should be determined by a study of alternatives that considers their costs, compatibility with canal operations and effectiveness against invasive species.
Graham was upset because the Obama administration's 2014 budget request called for a study of alternatives to the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, under construction at DOE's Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina.
