If you're on a really tight budget you can give diamonds the swerve altogether and opt for an alternative stone such as a sapphire or zircon.
The Daily Telegraph Either commit to a Prime Minister and a government that largely recognises the problems we must confront, or opt for an alternative that will blow spending through the roof.
The 1992 constitution reduced military service (which is compulsory for males aged 18 and older) from 18 to 12 months; conscientious objectors may opt for an alternative to service.
The SEC's move suggests that, after an extensive investigation, it had not collected strong enough evidence to directly accuse Mr Cohen of insider trading and chose to opt for an alternative charge rather than drop the case.The decision comes after a deal between the SEC and SAC in March.
The Government is to decide by the end of this year whether to accept his recommendation or to opt for an alternative, but Whitehall sources suggested the decision could also be put back further still until after the 2016 London mayoral election, which will be dominated by the airport-runway debate if Sir Howard recommends one of the Heathrow schemes.
Some constitutionalists— particularly those who accept that objects have temporal parts—opt for an alternative account of the puzzle if we suppose that Goliath and Lumpl are created simultaneously and then destroyed simultaneously.
They could stick with their current high-cost policies, or they could opt for an alternative that would quickly and fully reimburse them for so-called economic losses;medical bills, lost wages, etc.;in exchange for giving up the option of suing for noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering.
(Reuters) - The Pentagon offered up a $526.6 billion budget on Wednesday that calls for closing bases, slashing the civilian workforce and scrapping weapons programs, holding out hope the Congress might still opt for an alternative to even more draconian cuts already on their way.
