But agency officials said that no good alternatives emerged, and ultimately decided not to change it.

At the close of last week, two major alternatives had emerged as possible compromises.

Both are clearly unsatisfactory, but a practical and popular alternative has not yet emerged for either.

Elections are due in 2002, and although his party, which holds 147 of Parliament's 150 seats, is split, no real alternative has emerged yet.

But an intriguing alternative is emerging around the country: compassionate capitalism.

As a result, an alternative has emerged that would give customers the right to only block information from being provided to third parties.

But he said he was confident alternatives would emerge.

When oil rises in price, he said, alternatives will emerge on their own.

Now yet another alternative has emerged that allows owners to extract cash from their homes without having to take out a traditional loan.

More recently healthier alternatives to conventional fast food have also emerged.