The cross has been used on occasion as an alternative to Wales' official flag, although it enjoys no such similar status and appears less frequently.

十字旗常作为威尔士官方旗帜的后备选择，虽然如今这种旗帜的地位不能与官方旗帜相比较，而且出现的频率也相对较低。

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Although success left her away, she had no alternative but change her fate course slightly.

虽然成功已离她远去，但她却能稍微改变命运的航向，除此以外，她别无选择。

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Although no Administration has found a viable alternative to the two-major-conflict metric, this does not mean that any of their proposed force postures were adequate to the task, particularly after factoring in the time dimension.

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Although agreement "does not seem any nearer, there is no alternative to a negotiated peace", he said.

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So far, however, they have made no convincing alternative proposal to Mr Trimble's, although one of them, Jeffrey Donaldson, has promised that an alternative will be presented to the council.

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