1.  During the '30s and '40s in Italy, designers suffered a scarcity of raw materials and the alternatives included fabric, raffia, plastic and cork soles.

2.  He noted that alternatives would eventually include ferryboats, special trains and Muni Metro.

3.  Initially, those alternatives included a joint venture with Bosch that would have combined the German company's anti-lock brake business with Allied Signal's conventional brake business.

4.  Investment alternatives include government agency and corporate bonds.

5.  Less-expensive alternatives include Just the Fax ($19.95 at www.rkssoftware.com) and 32bit Fax ($59 at www.electrasoft.com).

6.  More affordable alternatives in Nuuk include four youth hostels, a seaman's home and several bed-and-breakfasts; all can be reached through Nuuk Tourism.

7.  Natural alternatives include aloe gel, sold straight or combined with the skin-soothing herbs comfrey and chamomile, and a Chinese herbal ointment called Ching Wan Hung.

8.  Other alternatives include discussing your grief with relatives, friends and clergy who may share in your sorrow.

9.  Other popular coating alternatives include oatmeal and cornmeal (notably for fish).

10.  Other alternatives include taking a job to qualify for an insurance benefit, or buying insurance with deductibles so high that only medical catastrophes are covered.