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The phrase "alternative of seeking" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing different options or methods for pursuing something, but the phrasing is awkward.
Example: "We need to consider the alternative of seeking help from external consultants instead of relying solely on our internal team."
Alternatives: "option for seeking" or "substitute for seeking".
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The crowdfunding model strikes me as a far better situation than the alternative of seeking out corporate sponsorship, where we would have to place their priorities first, no matter our own personal vision or end-user commitments.
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LaCava insisted last month that he had no intentions of seeking alternative employment, despite Woods's stricken state.
… And the spill in the Gulf, which is heartbreaking, only underscores the necessity of seeking alternative fuel sources".
Net Cents has touched on this idea of seeking alternative sources of financial information numerous times in the past in columns such as "Amateur Analysts Anonymous" and "Digital Diploma".
Recently, the naval industry has continued to develop innovative lightweight structural concepts with the purpose of seeking alternative replacements for conventional plate beam metallic structures in selected areas of ships.
Furthermore, the health consequences of seeking alternative, and potentially unsafe, services are undocumented [ 8].
Within this context, poverty, cultural beliefs and perceived severity of illness can be the reasons of seeking alternative methods of treatment.
Cultural norms and deeply engrained habits of seeking alternative help (i.e. from traditional healers) were portrayed as fundamentally important.
However, as post-calling filters can be designed to remove as many unconvincing candidates as desired, the benefits of seeking alternative candidate sites from different algorithms still hold.
In some contexts, this may reflect a coping strategy among health personnel to overcome unsatisfactory remuneration or working conditions in order to fulfil professional and material expectations, in terms of seeking alternative ways to increase income by undertaking other forms of employment either after or during official working hours.
And the politicians' reaction to General Kilinc's remarks suggests that the brasshats' other worry, the loss of influence that EU membership would entail, may just be starting.From the left, the prime minister, Bulent Ecevit, said flatly that "EU membership is Turkey's right, there is no question of seeking alternatives".
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