They were, in addition, fed only on alternate days: bingeing one day and starving the next.

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These papers were excluded because they involved volunteers taking aspirin on alternate days.

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Two rounds were played over both courses on alternate days, with two-tee starts enabling all 84 at each course to play simultaneously.

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Often the same things on alternate days, causing or curing.

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Words to live by, sure, but we've been known to leave the film on for a few days while we find an alternate screen protector, and ain't gonna cut it.

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