41.   In response, thousands of seniors have deserted Medex for cheaper alternatives offered by health maintenance organizations.

42.   Macrum said the company would continue to explore ways to find cheaper alternatives.

43.   Miele defended the decision, saying that the companies have a long and respectable track record and have saved the city money in the past by finding cheaper alternatives.

44.   Mixing air and other gases into the explosive while blending the emulsion is a cheaper alternative, but one that makes bubble content difficult to regulate and quantify.

45.   None of the new technologies will displace EMC, said Tanner, but collectively they will offer purchasers cheaper alternatives that will squeeze margins throughout the industry.

46.   Putting the gene for the human protein into animals and then purifying the protein from milk is a cheaper alternative, backers say.

47.   Stingy surfers can settle for cheaper alternatives.

48.   Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, long an opponent of subways, said the MTA must look at cheaper alternatives.

49.   The acquisition comes as more U.S. citizens grow older and seek cheaper alternatives to nursing homes.

50.   The actions come as drug companies are being chastised for contesting a South African law that would allow the government to import cheaper alternatives to name-brand drugs.