"The club are actively looking for alternative locations in the city, " said Bath chief exec Nick Blofeld.

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Milton Keynes Town Council said there were at least four alternative locations where the extension could be built.

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Instead, he met with the two ministers at alternative locations in the city.

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This may require detailed planning with multiple vendors, procuring and holding spares at alternative locations, or accepting possible risk of supplier delays following a disaster event.

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"Otherwise, given the considerable upfront investment that is required, there is a danger that planning risks will deter investment and developers will seek alternative locations in the UK and overseas, " it says.

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The council said it had offered alternative locations.

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Oclaro and Fabrinet management are actively investigating alternative production locations and have enacted business continuity plans.

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Mark Matthews, one of the designers of the Power on Demand system, says the system is being tested for use as an alternative to the more expensivge diesel generators now being used in various military locations.

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It says the scientists found no signs of the carp in Chicago locations where they should have been abundant, such as sewer outfalls, if the alternative explanations were accurate.

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