Still, the obvious alternative - straight cash - can be hard on the ego.

America's economic system does work better than the obvious alternatives.

For now, there are no obvious alternatives in the coaching market.

South found a less obvious alternative that was the only road to success as the cards lay.

Not that the unfamiliar far north of Washington was an obvious alternative.

The obvious alternative is to try to make things worse.

So," he continued, "we are left with the obvious alternative.

The most obvious alternative is making payments to private hospitals.

"Indeed, it is the only obvious alternative to deliberate murder."

As you say, the first thing is to eliminate the most obvious alternative.