Just over 85% expected public services to suffer, but only 25% thought Labour had a serious alternative.

But the discussion with the president persuaded officials to weigh a less serious alternative, they said.

I am still waiting for a serious socialist alternative.

This book offers another, more serious alternative to material success.

This aircraft project wasn't considered as a serious alternative to the Re.2006.

He simply is not a serious alternative to Cameron.

Yes, the Democrats could help by presenting a serious alternative.

That way, we might get a serious alternative for the British people to vote for.

They charge that no serious alternative was ever considered for the site.

So, clearly, e-money has a long way to go to become a serious alternative to cash.