21.   His Republican challengers, if they want to be successful, need to offer a better alternative.

22.   If Faulk and the offensive line can get coordinated quickly, that would be a far better alternative than bringing in a broken-down veteran.

23.   Is there any better alternative to the stupor of the Super Bowl than a bracing round of golf on a deserted course, even a snowy one?

24.   It is possible what the Sonics are asking of him seems a better alternative than reinventing himself with a new team in a new city.

25.   Loose wood chips are a better alternative.

26.   More of the elderly are starting to see the senior-living centers as a better alternative to nursing-home care, Mutkoski said.

27.   Ochsenschlager said another new retirement account, the Roth IRA, is a better alternative.

28.   Privatization is a better alternative than the relocation of missions, Robles said.

29.   Richardson is among those who has believed for many years that measuring brain waves is a far better alternative.

30.   Sentance said a better alternative would be to recruit minority students more aggressively.