21.   But again, the Sox are likelier to consider cheaper alternatives.

22.   But both services can be expensive, leaving many Internet junkies hungry for cheaper alternatives.

23.   But going with young players is a financially cheaper alternative.

24.   But in many cases, insurers are refusing to endorse more costly new versions of life-sustaining drugs when cheaper alternatives are available.

25.   But managed-care executives say patients often demand advertised drugs that are not appropriate or no more effective than cheaper alternatives.

26.   But there are cheaper alternatives.

27.   Consumers can shift from more expensive name brands to cheaper alternatives.

28.   Dr. Joseph Barr of Ohio State said that if further studies showed similar results, the reverse geometry lenses could present a cheaper alternative to refractive eye surgery.

29.   Drugs on the list are generally generic drugs or cheaper alternatives to newer, more expensive pharmaceuticals.

30.   Dominicans have also benefited by offering the Colombian drug lords a cheaper alternative to business partnerships with Mexican gangs.