The phrase "alternative so far" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express that there are alternative options available up to a certain point in time, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The alternatives so far have not met our expectations."
Alternatives: "options available thus far" or "choices up to this point".
And yet their only alternative, so far, has been not to talk about it at all.
Yet, while you have faced criticism from all sides for your deal, no one has been able to offer a viable alternative so far.
Researchers have tried to enhance the content of grains (http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2004/924/2), but livestock have not been a viable alternative so far.
If you use Twitter and don't want to do it through the web interface, this is the best alternative so far.
Identi.ca's open source zeal has attracted a band of committed adventurers, but developing a credible alternative so far has lacked that unifying higher purpose that harnesses not just the open source model but one that Twitter and other commercial vendors themselves can endorse or at least accommodate.
However, whenever immediate protection becomes essential and there is no time to induce an antibody response, the best alternative so far is passive immunization.
Booth said the next day the team always have a Plan A, B, C and D. None of the alternatives so far looks convincing, however.
And everyone involved knows the film would still smash it with the title Star Wars: Here's Lukey (or any of the other alternatives so far suggested by Twitter).
Although also pledging the US would continue to offer "constructive approaches", Obama told reporters on Friday: "There may come a point at which there just needs to be a pause, and [where] both sides need to look at the alternatives". "So far we have seen some movement on both sides to acknowledge that this is a long-running crisis that needs to be solved," he added.
These companies are not interested in alternative remedies so far.
All of those offered alternative tickets so far – some likely to be for events that they would consider more attractive – are believed to have taken up the offer.
