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The phrase "alternative is to be" is not correct in standard written English.
It lacks clarity and context, making it difficult to determine its intended meaning.
Example: "The alternative is to be more cautious in our approach."
Alternatives: "the option is to be" or "the choice is to be".
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The alternative is to be some sort of poodle.
Any alternative is to be applauded especially one that broadens how we evaluate education.
THE alternative is to be swept along on the tide of development.
But Labour needs to go much further if its alternative is to be credible.
"The only alternative is to be against democracy in the region".
Not necessarily, says Dominey. "If the alternative is to be in a depersonalised institution, it's probably better for people to stay autonomously in their home with a robot.
Similar(35)
I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished.
That alternative was to be found in the planned pursuit of economic growth, buttressed by an incomes policy.
Some of those who have fled had little choice: the alternative was to be tried and possibly shot.
Uncouth, maybe, but as a member of this chorus it felt glorious: a multitude of different objections to this man and his government were finding spontaneous expression where the only alternative was to be helplessly patronised.
To calculate the loss caused by each attribute, the attributes of the chosen alternative are to be compared with those of IBA.
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