41.   Boyd argued that a four-year suspension plus a program of regular drug testing would have been an acceptable alternative to a lifetime ban.

42.   I believe a big majority of government employees will agree this is a more acceptable alternative.

43.   Protected witnesses would be given new identities and video taped depositions would be considered acceptable alternatives to in-court testimony, officials said.

44.   She said she was unable to convince the agent that a venue in another South Florida city would be an acceptable alternative.

45.   Some of the Jahalin said Tuesday they were ready to move as long as they were given an acceptable alternative.

46.   The Navy insists there are no acceptable alternatives to Vieques as an Atlantic training site.

47.   When politics reached a point where parties had to sell policies, individual politicians would have to present themselves to the electorate as acceptable alternatives to their opponents.

48.   While African ambassadors rallied behind Boutros-Ghali on Tuesday, Mubarak said he expected they would nominate an acceptable alternative.

49.   The reality is that there is no acceptable alternative to the pursuit of peace.