1.   A far better alternative was to walk the back roads and country lanes.

2.   Also, they say, most political players recognize that there is no better alternative to the Zedillo presidency.

3.   American officials did not disguise their disappointment, and challenged the Europeans to come up with better alternatives.

4.   And it is a better alternative than either committing larger numbers of outside forces to keep a non-existent peace or having the outside world simply walk away in frustration.

5.   And to them, a system run by the government rather than by private managed care companies seemed like the better alternative.

6.   Because an investor cannot sell a stock short when it is declining in price, options may be better alternatives when a stock enters a free fall.

7.   A better alternative, Heidings said, is a contract provision that provides the contractor with a percentage of collections and no minimum guarantees.

8.   A better alternative is to replace Social Security, over time, with personal retirement plans.

9.   A better alternative, she said, is a joint application with a parent as primary borrower.

10.   A better alternative in the Senate is a measure supported by a bipartisan group including some influential Republicans like Orrin Hatch and Olympia Snowe.