Sentences with phrase «far preferable alternative»

It read: «If Scottish authorities come to the conclusion that Megrahi must be released from custody, the US position is that conditional release on compassionate grounds would be a far preferable alternative to prisoner transfer.»

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In fact, this kind of negotiated tax increase might be a far preferable outcome for the world's savers, investors and high - income earners than the increasingly likely alternative: persistent uncertainty over the global financial system or the consummation of that uncertainty in an asset - value - destroying economic downturn.

Working with Venezuela, neighboring countries or others that would be willing to provide safe passage to Qaddafi would be far preferable than the apocalyptic endgame that the regime might otherwise pursue for lack of alternatives... Threatening al - Qaddafi with war crimes prosecutions today may create perverse incentives with little strategic benefit.

That temperature is high enough that the coolant can be liquid nitrogen — a preferable alternative to the far more costly and short - lived liquid helium that is needed to supercool classical superconductors down to four kelvins.

That makes it a little bit of a chore should you want to clarify a line in English, but it is far preferable to the possible alternative of no subtitles whatsoever.

But if that's a weakness, that's an acceptable and far more preferable one to the alternative — not being funny at all.