Both Mr. Rau and his Social Democrats were handicapped by their inability to put forward a convincing alternative to the Kohl coalition.

He needs to stick to what he believes and start to present a convincing alternative to the current shower of millionaires who have the gall to say "we are all in it together."

Hospital is certainly not the most appropriate place for them, but there has to be a convincing alternative.

Other New Zealanders were uneasy about the more-market economic policy, but failed to come up with a convincing alternative.

Sparhawk's still bent on suicide, and we haven't been able to come up with any convincing alternatives.

In the same spirit, a convincing alternative to the gin and tonic is Pimm's over ice with soda.

Twenty years old, the Range Rover is still the only serious off-roader that makes a convincing alternative to a luxury saloon.

The challenge for his opponents will be to present a critique that does not sound shrill, while also offering a convincing alternative, political strategists said.

In these conversations, McNamara and the national security adviser, McGeorge Bundy, offer no convincing alternative to incremental escalation.

Many possibilities are considered, but the artist fails to come up with a convincing alternative.