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词汇 example_english_second-best-option
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second-best option

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meanings of option


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option
noun
uk /ˈɒp.ʃən/ us /ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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Examples of second-best option


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That course is a second-bestoption and unavoidably it will be divisive.
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That is very much the second-bestoption, the best being no diminution at all.
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If that is not possible, our second-bestoption is to confine the proposal entirely to householders.
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As long as it is seen by young people as the second-bestoption, it will never have the credibility and respect that it deserves.
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It is a second-bestoption if the increase cannot be rescinded altogether.
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They benefited from and cherish democracy, and they went to the other place only as a second-bestoption when their time had passed here.
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That is a different role that is in no way a second-bestoption for those who are retained in the public sector—quite the reverse.
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We believe that that is a welcome step forward, but it is a second-bestoption.
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For us, the second-bestoption is to raise money partly through employers' national insurance contributions even though we are concerned about that.
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The new clause is a second-bestoption.
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I am aware that employer-based nursery provision is an important but second-bestoption in a comprehensive strategic policy that delivers child care opportunities to all of our children.
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Nondemocratic governments that rule well are tolerated only as second-best options when we see no opportunity for democratic reform.
Using pyrolysis to extract fuel from end-of-life plastic is a second-bestoption after recycling, is environmentally preferable to landfill, and can help reduce dependency on foreign fossil fuels and geo-extraction.
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