Sentence examples for the alternative no from inspiring English sources

"And the alternative?" "No surgery," she said.

The alternative — no heat for struggling families — is unacceptable.

Although that was painful to accept, he added that it was better than the alternative: no money at all.

Ministers hope there will be "a new dynamic" once the deal is public – there will be an intense lobbying campaign arguing that May's deal is in the "national interest" and that the alternative – no deal – would be an economic disaster.

I don't think as women we can ever rest easy on this, we always have to always be mindful there are forces in Australian political debate and Australian political life who would seek to impose the alternative: no choice for women," she said.

Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg says the government's plan is Keep Calm and Carry On - and hope, in the end, that MPs will vote in favour of whatever deal is reached because the alternative - no deal - is a more scary option.

But in many ways, the imposition of local rules may be better than the alternatives: no regulation at all, or a single set of rules for the whole world.

The worst alternative — no surprise — is the one big banks like best.

For the locals, there is no alternative, no moving on, not ever.

The alternative is no alternative.

The first possibility is dismaying but the alternative is no cause for relief.