Alternatively, if characters ' attribute ranks are close, the weaker character can try to change the relevant attribute by changing the nature of the conflict.

Alternatively, if the boards are pre-dealt, " curtain cards " may be supplied which have each hand printed on them, so that each player can check at the beginning of the deal that he has the right cards.

Alternatively, if a line is constructed perpendicularly between Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, the point where the above mentioned line and this line intersect marks the Southern Celestial Pole.

Alternatively, if Bishop Cellach was appointed by Giric, it may be that the gathering was intended to heal a rift between king and church.

Alternatively, if using more than one or two techniques for every experiment is infeasible, some of the benefits of consilience may still be obtained if it is well-established that these techniques usually give the same result.

Alternatively, if positive pressures are required, standard glassware can not be used, energy must be used for pressurization and there is a higher chance of side reactions occurring in the distillation, such as decomposition, due to the higher temperatures required to effect boiling.

Alternatively, two figures are congruent if one can be moved on top of the other so that it matches up with it exactly.

Alternatively, 5 ml from a neutron star of radius 20 km radius ( average density ) has a mass of about 400 million metric tons, or about the mass of all humans .</ ref > The resulting force of gravity is so strong that if an object were to fall from a height of one meter it would only take one microsecond to hit the surface of the neutron star, and would do so at around 2000 kilometers per second, or 7. 2 million kilometers per hour.

Alternatively, if the two waves of the same wavelength and frequency are out of phase, then the wave crests will align with wave troughs and vice-versa.

Alternatively, if the last step is carried out in air:

( Alternatively, for a preorder "", a relation "<" can be defined as a < b if and only if ( a b and a ≠ b ).

Alternatively, if several different minerals can be dated from the same sample and are assumed to be formed by the same event and were in equilibrium with the reservoir when they formed, they should form an isochron.

Alternatively, if M is a linear subspace then ; apply this inequality to the subspace defined by the ( orthogonal ) complement of the image of BC in the image of B, whose dimension is ; its image under A has dimension

Alternatively, if the excited-state atom is perturbed by an electric field of frequency, it may emit an additional photon of the same frequency and in phase, thus augmenting the external field, leaving the atom in the lower energy state.

Alternatively, since expendable multistage rockets entail discarding costly structure and engines, if the stages could be reused, this could permit much cheaper operation since the parts costs would be amortized over many flights.

Alternatively, if a predatory ancestor already flying and therefore with long forelimbs, used them to capture prey, it could be pulled on to a predatory foot claw, later inherited and demonstrated by the fighting Velociraptor.

Alternatively, if,, and are known, but is not adjustable, the voltage difference across or current flow through the meter can be used to calculate the value of, using Kirchhoff's circuit laws ( also known as Kirchhoff's rules ).

Alternatively, if we want to have reasonable discussion we may be practically forced to accept Occam's razor in the same way we are simply forced to accept the laws of thought and inductive reasoning ( given the problem of induction ).

Alternatively, if the magma is erupted it forms volcanic rocks such as basalt, andesite and rhyolite ( the extrusive equivalents of gabbro, diorite and granite, respectively ).

Alternatively, if a strip with an even number of half-twists is cut in half along its length, it will result in two linked strips, each with the same number of twists as the original.

Alternatively, if the data matches the machine address, the data is accepted.

Alternatively, some agree that negative rights may be violated by a government action, but argue that it is justifiable if the positive rights protected outweigh the negative rights lost.

Alternatively, if is discrete, one can construct as the set of all ultrafilters on, with a topology known as Stone topology.

Alternatively, a Greek derivation from " manless, without husbands " ( a-privative and a derivation of * man-also found in Slavic muzh ) has been proposed, an explanation deemed " unlikely " by Hjalmar Frisk.

* Alternatively, the device's invention has been popularly attributed to Mary the Jewess, an ancient alchemist traditionally supposed to have been Miriam, a sister of Moses.

Alternatively, a connection to the Rbhus, semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested ( OED ).

Alternatively, jewellery has been used as a currency or trade good ; an example being the use of slave beads.

Alternatively, it has been also suggested that this is of non-Greek origin and probably of non-Indo-European origin too, while it is of an unknown etymology.

Alternatively, the name has been suggested to originate from the Latin verb solari, meaning " to soothe ".

Alternatively, it has been suggested that the arrangement has a magical origin, a way to trap evil spirits.

Alternatively it has been suggested that the star could be in a low-activity state analogous to a Maunder minimum — a historical period, associated with the Little Ice Age in Europe, when sunspots became exceedingly rare on the Sun's surface.

Alternatively, the setter moves into the right front and has both a middle and an outside attacker ; the disadvantage here lies in the lack of an offside hitter, allowing one of the other team's blockers to " cheat in " on a middle block.

Alternatively, Æthelred has been seen as one of the key forces in the promotion of Edward's cult and that of their sister Eadgifu ( Edith of Wilton ).

Alternatively, the derivation pēnē and lepō ( λέπω ), " peel ", because of the shroud-unweaving mytheme, has been suggested.

Alternatively, the real line has two ends, and the resulting end compactification is the extended real line.

Alternatively, the bonded male has the option of rejecting his intended bride and choosing another.

Alternatively, it is possible to show that any bridgeless bipartite planar graph with n vertices and m edges has by combining the Euler formula ( where f is the number of faces of a planar embedding ) with the observation that the number of faces is at most half the number of edges ( because each face has at least four edges and each edge belongs to exactly two faces ).

Alternatively, people who are aware that a couple has different surnames may not realize that they are married.

Alternatively, if the seller has set a minimum sale price in advance ( the ' reserve ' price ) and the final bid does not reach that price the item remains unsold.

Alternatively it has been proposed to abolish the roles of the Governor-General and the monarchy and have their functions exercised by other constitutional officers such as the Speaker.

Alternatively, it has been suggested that " its purpose, though crudely handled, is to explain to Gilgamesh ( and the reader ) the various fates of the dead in the Afterlife " and in " an awkward attempt to bring closure ", it both connects the Gilgamesh of the epic with the Gilgamesh who is the King of the Netherworld, and is " a dramatic capstone whereby the twelve-tablet epic ends on one and the same theme, that of " seeing " (= understanding, discovery, etc.

Alternatively, it has also been argued that Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva were Hereward's real parents.

Alternatively, rehabilitation robotics can be used to provide high volumes of passive or assisted movement, depending on the individual's requirements ; this form of therapy can be useful if therapists are at a premium, and has been found effective at reducing spasticity in patients suffering from stroke.