Pidgin 2.0 offers users a powerful and flexible alternative to conventional instant messaging clients.

And then, heading off to find more flexible, second-tier alternatives (or for home), they can't resist taking swipes at the hard-driving careerists.

Ranges have been proposed as a safer, more flexible alternative to iterators.

This creates revenue for the company that runs the office, and provides a cheap, flexible alternative for companies looking for an office outside of their home.

In many cases ion-exchange resins were introduced in such processes as a more flexible alternative to the use of natural or artificial zeolites.

Covered warrants offer a flexible alternative to private investors who seek to gain the leverage benefits of derivatives, but who wish to limit their risk.

Fueled in part by the student unrest of that period, young architects saw in high-tech design a flexible alternative to conventional construction.

It is designed to replace the Bangalore torpedo, offering a more effective and flexible alternative.

"Our loans certainly provide a less expensive and more flexible alternative to them," Mr. Burrus said.

Concrete paving blocks are a more flexible and more versatile alternative to slabs.