Sentence examples for alternatives were few from inspiring English sources

But Michelle MacDonald, the president of the Catholic Federation of Teachers, said that her union strongly opposed the closings and that losing students from the parochial school system was inevitable, especially in the northern suburbs where alternatives were few.

Paragangliomas (PGs) or glomus tumors are rare, and publications comparing treatment alternatives are few.

It's what passes for popular culture — not worse than what passes for it in Rome or Red Hook, maybe, except that for Syrians the alternatives are few.

But for investors to dump the local dollar they have to buy some other currency, and attractive alternatives are few and far between these days.

The alternatives are few and far between for those who want to stand aside from the euro.

Housing boomed, since alternative investments were few, but prices rose beyond the reach of many would be buyers.

By contrast, Kroft and Pope (2014) find that Craigslist's entry reduced vacancy rates in the real-estate rental markets where online alternatives to Craigslist were few.

"Years ago, there were few alternatives," he added.

They also said there were few alternatives.

Analysts also say that early on there were few alternatives to the Kindle.

There were few alternatives then, if you wanted to work in a startup you had to go to the US.