21.   But it also threatens states by raising the cost of each workfare slot and by making workfare an attractive alternative to private-sector jobs.

22.   But not everyone can do that, so you need some attractive alternatives.

23.   But in their reverence for paying off the debt, they never ask whether it makes sense, given the attractive alternatives.

24.   But more importantly, higher interest rates, by giving investors a more attractive alternative to stocks, would make the stock market less appealing.

25.   Corporate bonds give investors an attractive alternative to Treasuries because the yields are higher, so the rates on government paper have to rise to stay competitive.

26.   Despite many unknowns, viruses pose an attractive alternative to antibiotics.

27.   Dumbing down or giving up are not very attractive alternatives.

28.   Equity fund managers on Friday told TV talk-show host Louis Rukeyser that bonds make an attractive alternative to stocks.

29.   Famke Janssen slinks through the film as what would be an attractive alternative to card-playing in any other story.

30.   Falling fixed-income yields often make stocks a more attractive alternative than bonds to many investors.