Then he may still not vote for his preferred alternative if there are positive net costs to voting.

By accepted standards and practice the preferred alternative is avoidance - preserving the site in place.

Selection of a preferred alternative based upon a full and reasoned analysis.

But the preferred alternative, a helicopter shuttle, is hardly a safe bet.

Taking one's own life may be seen as a preferred alternative to committing certain cardinal sins.

The preferred alternative is to let currencies float and adjust to market conditions.

There's no such thing as a perfect map projection - what would be your preferred alternative?

A preferred alternative for the larger portion of the project has not been determined.

The other preferred alternatives range from an Islamic republic to a socialist state.

You are correct, though, in that the most preferred alternative is the least likely.