Alternative B would require two independent networks for each verification method, PIN and signature, for a total of four networks to each card.

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The dilemma of the French is sharpened by the fact that they have no Plan B: no alternative to the Union as an instrument of national greatness.

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Wylfa is due to close in 2010 and as yet there has been no decision on whether a Wylfa B or an alternative source of electricity will be built.

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Importantly, he refers later in his piece to outsourcing, which in many cases may be the actual alternative to hiring an H1-B worker.

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It also agreed that a "plan B" needs to be prepared as an alternative to the waste incinerator to process the council's household waste.

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My point about plan B is that it's not a great alternative.

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His US-only compilation of live tracks and B-sides, Cruel Smile, was up for best alternative album.

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When determining your walk-away position, you need to understand your best alternative to agreement, and have a Plan-B (bootstrapping, competing investor, or more time).

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