71.   Until now, no boat has been fast enough to provide an attractive alternative to the train.

72.   Washington has tried to woo North Korea diplomatically for the past several years because there is no attractive alternative.

73.   Welfare remains an attractive alternative for many reasons.

74.   While the West is a ski mecca with its soft powdery snow, Europe can be an attractive alternative.

75.   Wind power is an attractive alternative to many forms of energy because it adds no air pollution, acid rain or carbon dioxide to the environment.

76.   With interest rates at unusually low levels, this appears to be an attractive alternative.

77.   With millions of cars often stuck in gridlock and commuter trains and subways running at capacity, transportation experts continue to forecast ferry travel as an increasingly attractive alternative.

78.   With the IPO market a bit shaky, the merger-and-acquisition route is an increasingly attractive alternative for startups.

79.   Yet that might not be such an attractive alternative.

80.   Worse, the two-year-old cars are often an attractive alternative to new models.