1.   He saw no alternative but to wait and hear what our new battery might accomplish.

2.   We actually saw alternatives to what we were after.

3.   American officials were aware of how dismal our prospects were for success, but they saw no alternative but to keep fighting.

4.   And since they have never had an independent history to speak of, few see any alternative to throwing fast-failing Belarus on the mercy of Russia.

5.   At the time, Mrs. Pelzer saw no alternative.

6.   Because of the expense of suing the tobacco companies, many states saw no alternative to teaming up with private lawyers.

7.   Because Navy money had already been authorized for the operation, however, they saw little alternative but to proceed.

8.   Both territories are increasingly looking at the pipeline as an economic salvation, largely because they see few alternatives.

9.   But Bush, his aides say, saw no alternative.

10.   But aides to Clinton say that for reasons related to politics and national security, he saw scant alternative but to move swiftly.