Sentences with phrase «rather than an alternative»

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

I would say your post is really good as and AND rather than an Alternative standpoint.

I like Per, so I'll run with the idea he is better than many make him out to be rather than the alternative idea that CB ain't so great.

Parents are allowed to have their students opt out of sex ed, but the New York City Parents» Coalition statement said choosing not to take the class requires «a lengthy and arduous process» that results in no sex ed rather than an alternative model.

The tests used smart, energy - efficient desk fans that run on more efficient, direct - current (DC) motors using between 3 and 17 watts, rather than alternative - current (AC) motors that use around 100 watts.

As such the paper serves as a complement, rather than an alternative, to other methods of attributing climatic change to human activity (fossil fuel burning).

So im chalking my extreme bad luck on the «pool» rather than the alternative lol like these really ARE my matches lol.

Thus, we now have in Florida a new form of choice that gives incentives to districts and FLVS to improve each and every course so that students will choose their option rather than the alternative.

This brief shows how some new proposals for K - 12 public education governance are complements, rather than alternatives, to the portfolio strategy.

This move points to this petrol model being a secondary option rather than an alternative for the diesel variants.

If they are going to become a viable replacement for printed books within our society, rather than an alternative format of convenience, they must be customer - owned (or perpetually licensed with reasonable license terms that mimic ownership), standards - based, non-DRM-protected digital objects that can easily be moved from one platform to another.

By contrast, there would be a reason to hold a low - yield (non-zero) bond rather than an alternative low - yield product.

And it's those processes that are interesting rather than alternative techniques.

For Saltz, it was a glimpse of a historical period rather than an alternative view intended to challenge mainstream history.

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

The more time you spend worrying about whales rather than alternative energy, the quicker you are dooming those whales to a certain fate: extinction.

Financial Times (10/29/12) reports: «Discussing the size of a carbon tax, rather than alternatives to it, would be a big step forward compared to where the public discussion is right now,» Hubbard wrote.

It is designed primarily for use by litigants, in person; it is to be «investigatory rather than purely adversarial»; it is to include conciliation, mediation and it is to be a mainstream rather than an alternative method of dispute resolution.

The W3C - developed API works in Safari 11.1 on MacOS and Safari on iOS 11.3, allowing merchants and retailers to conduct transactions through Apple Pay, rather than alternatives such as credit / debt cards or PayPal.

Regardless of whether increased arrest rates represent a true increase in violent behavior among female adolescents compared with males or a policy shift toward arrest rather than alternative treatment of violent females, it is indisputable that the juvenile justice system is handling a rapidly growing share of girls.

But when participants took the role of the «gift receiver» they were actually more appreciative, and saw their partners as being more thoughtful, when their partners gave them a gift from their wish list rather than an alternative present.

Buying the property at the right price, finding the ideal tenant, and being a good landlord needs to be the focus rather than the alternative.

Not exact matches

'' [S] ome individual fighters, and perhaps some elements, within Nusra today have undoubtedly joined for opportunistic rather than ideological reasons: they saw Nusra as a strong horse, and they haven't seen a credible alternative, as the moderate opposition has yet to be adequately resourced,» he said, according to CNN.

Let's break down what an alternative finance provider needs to cover within that 30 to 40 percent factor rate (technically, this is a discount rate, which is present value cash versus future payout, rather than an interest rate), so as to come out ahead.

The alternative likely on the minds of many investors is selling off parts of the business rather than spending millions during uncertain times for uncertain returns.

The better approach, he thinks, is positioning as a «good tasting» alternative to soda rather than a substitute for beer: «For when you are not drinking, AND for when you are drinking but not for the sole purpose of getting absolutely drunk.»

Or rather than demonstrating publicly on the street, some have found alternative ways to support their cause.

Regulators need to get financial institutions to identify their own internal management risks, how their compensation programs will ameliorate, rather than amplify, those risks, and why those remedies (as opposed to alternatives) are the best approach.

There is no doubt that tough times are still ahead, and until the banks and SBA get back to the business of lending for business acquisitions, rather than deterring it, business sellers and buyers should know that there are alternatives.

Rather than hoping to find high - paying assets, investors may need to pursue a less desirable alternative: saving more.

Even though I categorize proposals and problem solving separately, this should be integral to progress and projection updates; when there are situations or problems affecting progress, employees can help their manager by proposing solutions or alternatives rather than expecting the manager to offer solutions and alternatives.

While startups like Impossible Foods are focused on developing plant - based alternatives to the proteins that give meat its flavor, Future Meat Technologies and Memphis Meats are trying to use animal cells themselves to grow meat, rather than basically harvesting it from dead animals.

Companies such as Mainstar allow investors to maintain «self - directed» individual retirement accounts where they can put money in alternative investments such as real estate, rather than more mainstream stocks and mutual funds.

«As much as Google appears to loathe playing the patent game, spending money to prevent litigation rather than innovating, it may have come to realize that it has no other alternative,» Greene wrote.

That profound impact of opposing movements is why hedged and alternative investment strategies should always be evaluated over complete market cycles, rather than the advancing or declining portion alone.

Portugal now treats drug users as individuals who need care, rather than as criminals, Costa said — a measure that involved bolstering the country's health care system to offer treatment alternatives, rather than jail time, and which has earned plaudits from the United Nations.

... The American bank reform of 1913 - 14 followed the path of least resistance by relaxing the existing rigid restraints of the credit system rather than choosing the alternative path...

Rather than perceiving the demise of NAFTA (or other corporate trade deals) as a threat, the TJN believes this presents an opportunity to explore alternatives to the current global trade model.

The approval process uses alternative credit - history data rather than U.S. credit scores, and the company intends to soon expand the cards to immigrants with certain work visas.

That's because alternative lenders are providing capital for a much shorter time period (months) rather than your local bank (years), and are likely to work with businesses in earlier stages of development (1 year + vs. 5 years +).

Rather than relying on a fixed network of the cheapest possible shipping routes, these companies look for alternative connections in their supply chains to get shipments from Point A to Point B.

For most enterprises, this means accessing business funding from time to time rather than relying on reserves, whether this credit is taken through mainstream banks or alternative finance.

Ordering your life around the Lordship of Christ will increasingly seem an exotic (if salvific) alternative for a select few, rather than a natural step for responsible Americans entering adulthood.

But it tends to work from within as leaven rather than from without as a radical alternative.

Rather than depending on God to show Himself to you, have you ever considered the alternative?

-LRB-... Still not sure how the Big Bang «THEORY» even became a theory, other than somebody desperately trying to find an alternative to creation, but it should NEVER be taught as a fact, but rather as a THEORY).

They treat the alternatives as the product of the traditional society that I have described more positively, rather than as the result of the destruction of the traditional economy by modernity.

Old cultural traditions have been obliterated by communism; Christianity provides a compelling and compassionate alternative to the hollowness of the regime's materialism; and unlike Europe, which has largely rejected its Christian heritage in a decades - long spasm of anti-clericalism, «Christianity» in China rings up «modern» and «humane,» rather than «pre-modern» and «inhumane.»

Obviously those Afghan soliders will have no alternative now but to fight foreign troops rather than their own people who are angry out of a religious prospective and not politics...!

It is notable that this sentiment was expressed by Trump rather than by one of his opponents who marketed themselves as humane, civil, thoughtful, compassionate alternatives to the brutal Trump.