This is true not only when forced to choose between two adverse options (such as selecting between two courses of medical treatment) but also when we are selecting between desirable alternatives.

不仅仅是被迫在两个不好的选项中做选择时是这样(比如在两种病里选一个)，而且当我们在想要的东西里做选择时也是这样。

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Life Cost-Based FMEA is useful for comparing and selecting design alternatives that can reduce the overall life cycle cost of a particular system.

利用基于成本的FMEA对设计方案通过比较和选择，从而有效减少特定系统在使用寿命内的成本。

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The ability to develop alternatives is often as important as selecting correctly from among them .

通常，构想各种可行性方案的能力，同正确地从它们当中进行选择具有同等的重要性。

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Employers should not be selecting investment alternatives for workers to choose from.

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Since it was introduced in August, the labeling program has been criticized by nutrition experts and health advocates for selecting unlikely products as healthy alternatives.

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