The phrase "alternative to approving" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing options or choices that do not involve giving approval, often in decision-making contexts.
Example: "The committee is considering an alternative to approving the proposed budget, which may involve reallocating funds."
Alternatives: "substitute for approval" or "option instead of approval".
Because bevacizumab and ranibizumab have similar binding patterns, it was hypothesized that bevacizumab may be as effective as ranibizumab in the treatment of neovascular AMD, and may provide a less expensive alternative to approved substances specifically adapted for intraocular use.
Because bevacizumab and VEGF have similar bindings patterns, it is hypothesised that bevacizumab may be as effective as ranibizumab in the treatment of neovascular AMD and other types of intraocular neovascularisation, and may provide a less expensive alternative to approved substances specifically adapted for intraocular use.
Asa Hutchinson, the state's governor, has suggested that he had no alternative but to approve the schedule.
Students have suggested several design alternatives to the approved plans, including using underground water pipes to draw geothermal heat rather than using oil and natural gas boilers, and installing energy-efficient window glass to maximize insulation, Professor Sneider said.
The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it had approved the marketing of an abortion-inducing pill, the first alternative to surgical abortion approved in the United States.
It would be the first alternative to surgical abortion approved here.
The drug, also known as mifepristone, is the first alternative to surgical abortion approved in the United States.
The law permits the Department of Education to approve alternative rating forms that are at least as rigorous.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is expected to approve an alternative plan that was developed by the supervisors and the Port of San Francisco.
But the new bill, they said, would also delay the so-called sequester in January — across-the-board spending cuts in military and domestic programs that Mr. Obama and Congress scheduled in mid-2011 an an incentive for the two sides to approve an alternative, more deliberate deficit-reduction compromise.
