Examples of alternation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bitter aftermath of the financial crisis has already demolished the old two-party system which ensured a smooth alternation of power between left and right for 35 years after the return of democracy. — Alberto Nardelli, Bloomberg.com, "Spain’s Toxic Politics, Health Woes Have Got Merkel Worried," 4 Oct. 2020 The Beijing auto show, held every other year in alternation with the Shanghai auto show, has proved a fairly good lens through the years for focusing the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese economy. — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, "China’s Economy Comes Roaring Back, Led by Wealthy Consumers," 28 Sep. 2020 The team suspects this odd trait is a product of H. salminicola’s extreme lifestyle, which involves alternation between two hosts—fish and worms—both environments lacking in an abundance of fresh air. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "This Animal Doesn’t Need Oxygen to Survive," 4 Mar. 2020 In contrast, the alternations that the UCSF team identified were precisely aligned with every other cycle of the theta rhythm. — Quanta Magazine, "In Brain Waves, Scientists See Neurons Juggle Possible Futures," 24 Feb. 2020 Agriculture would give only one key element to thought: rhythm, the alternation between blossoming and withering. — New York Times, "‘The Celestial Hunter,’ by Roberto Calasso: An Excerpt," 28 Apr. 2020 Its inventor, Elisha Perkins, insisted that gently stroking each tractor over the affected area in alternation would draw off the electricity and provide relief. — Hannah Fry, The New Yorker, "Big Tech Is Testing You," 24 Feb. 2020 When Kurbsky wrote a letter denouncing Ivan’s brutalities, Ivan responded at length in his distinctive style: filled with digressions, pious quotations, displays of temper, and rapid alternations between mockery and fake humility. — Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books, "Truly Terrible," 11 Feb. 2020 Nowotny and his team have found that separable odors aren’t perceived at the same time; rather, the coffee and croissant odors are processed very rapidly in alternation. — Quanta Magazine, "New AI Strategy Mimics How Brains Learn to Smell," 18 Sep. 2018

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