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EXHIBIT 4.2


             VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., MOUTAIN TIME, ON __________, 2002


         THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE
         NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
         "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
         STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY
         NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
         STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS UNLESS
         OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
         THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.

                           WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK OF

                                  ALPNET, INC.

WARRANT NUMBER __________                                    WARRANT TO PURCHASE
                                                              * ______________ *
                                                          SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

         THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received,
__________________________________, or its registered assigns, is entitled to
purchase from ALPNET, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of Utah (the "COMPANY"), at any time or from time to time during the Exercise
Period specified in Section 2 hereof, _________________ fully paid and
non-assessable shares of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "COMMON
STOCK"), at an exercise price per share (the "EXERCISE PRICE") of $_____. The
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (the "WARRANT SHARES")
and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4
hereof. The term "WARRANT" means this Warrant.

         This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions and
conditions:

1. MANNER OF EXERCISE; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES; PAYMENT FOR SHARES. Subject
to the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the limitations
contained in Section 7 hereof, this Warrant may be exercised at any time
during the Exercise Period (as defined below) by the holder hereof, in whole
or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together with a completed
exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the "EXERCISE AGREEMENT"), to
the Company by 5 p.m. Mountain time on any Business Day at the Company's
principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as
it may designate by notice to the holder hereof) and upon payment to the
Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer for
the account of the Company, of the applicable Exercise Price for the Warrant
Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement. The Warrant Shares so purchased
shall be deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder's designee,
as the record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the date
on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and the completed Exercise
Agreement shall have been delivered and payment shall have been made for such
shares as set forth above or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day. The Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the
aggregate number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be
delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding ten
Business Days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised (the "DELIVERY
PERIOD"). If the Company's transfer agent is participating in the Depository
Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, and so long
as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the holder is not
obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon,
the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the
Warrant Shares so purchased to the holder by crediting the account of the
holder or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission system ("DTC TRANSFER"). If the aforementioned conditions to a DTC
Transfer are not satisfied, the Company shall deliver to the holder physical
certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased. Further, the
holder may instruct the Company to deliver to the

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holder physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased in
lieu of delivering such shares by way of DTC Transfer. Any certificates so
delivered shall be in such denominations as may be requested by the holder
hereof, shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as
shall be designated by such holder and, following the date on which the
Warrant Shares may be sold by the holder pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated
under the Securities Act (or a successor rule), shall not bear any
restrictive legend. Upon a sale of any Warrant Shares pursuant to an
effective registration statement, any restrictive legend on the certificates
representing such Warrant Shares shall be removed. If this Warrant shall have
been exercised only in part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the
Company shall, at its expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates,
deliver to the holder a new Warrant representing the number of shares with
respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised.

2. PERIOD OF EXERCISE. This Warrant may be exercised at any time or from time to
time (an "EXERCISE DATE") during the period (the "EXERCISE PERIOD") beginning on
(a) the date hereof and ending (b) at 5:00 p.m., Mountain time, on the second
annual anniversary of the date of original issuance hereof.

3. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as
follows:

         (a) SHARES TO BE FULLY PAID. All Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances.

         (b) RESERVATION OF SHARES. During the Exercise Period, the Company
shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance
upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to
provide for the exercise in full of this Warrant (without giving effect to the
limitations on exercise set forth in Section 7(g) hereof).

         (c) LISTING. The Company shall secure the listing of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant
upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any,
upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or become listed (subject to
official notice of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant) and shall maintain,
so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of
all shares of Common Stock from time to time issuable upon the exercise of or
otherwise pursuant to this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each
national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be,
and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the
Company issuable upon the exercise of or otherwise pursuant to this Warrant if
and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national
securities exchange or automated quotation system.

         (d) CERTAIN ACTIONS PROHIBITED. The Company will not, by amendment of
its charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary
action, intentionally seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the
par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this
Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such
actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company
may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

         (e) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to Section 4(c) hereof, this
Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger,
consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets.


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         (f) BLUE SKY LAWS. The Company shall, on or before the date of issuance
of any Warrant Shares, take such actions as the Company shall reasonably
determine are necessary to qualify the Warrant Shares for, or obtain exemption
for the Warrant Shares for, sale to the holder of this Warrant upon the exercise
hereof under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
holder of this Warrant prior to such date; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or file a general
consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

4. ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS. During the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and
the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, shall
be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4. In the
event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a
fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest cent; provided that, in no event shall the Exercise Price per share be
reduced below $.01.

         (a) SUBDIVISION OR COMBINATION OF COMMON STOCK. If the Company, at any
time during the Exercise Period, subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend,
reclassification or otherwise) its shares of Common Stock into a greater number
of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such subdivision, the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be
proportionately reduced. If the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period,
combines (by reverse stock split, reclassification or otherwise) its shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then, after the date of record for
effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to
such combination will be proportionately increased.

         (b) ADJUSTMENT IN NUMBER OF SHARES. Upon each adjustment of the
Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4, the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased
or decreased to equal the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of (A)
the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by
(B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior to such adjustment, by (ii) the adjusted Exercise Price .

         (c) CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE. In case of any capital
reorganization or any reclassification of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company, or in the case of any consolidation with or merger of the Company into
or with another corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of its
assets to another corporation effected in such a manner that the holders of
Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, securities or assets with
respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, then, as part of such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale, as the case may
be, lawful provision shall be made so that the holder of the Warrant shall have
the right thereafter to receive, upon the exercise hereof, the kind and amount
of shares of stock or other securities or property which the holder would have
been entitled to receive if, immediately before such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation or merger, the holder had held the number of
shares of Common Stock which were then purchasable upon the exercise of the
Warrant had the Warrant been exercised. In any such case, appropriate adjustment
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) shall be
made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the
rights and interests thereafter of the holder of the Warrant, to the end that
the provisions set forth herein (including provisions with respect to
adjustments of the exercise price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock or other property
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

         (d) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT. Upon the occurrence of any event which
requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price, then, and in each such case, the
Company shall give notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, which notice
shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase
or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the
facts upon which such calculation is based. Such calculation shall be certified
by the chief financial officer of the Company.


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         (e) MINIMUM ADJUSTMENT OF THE EXERCISE PRICE. No adjustment of the
Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than .1% of the Exercise Price
in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any
such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time
and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any
adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than .1% of such
Exercise Price.

         (f) NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to
be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash
adjustment in respect of any fractional share which would otherwise be issuable
in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common
Stock on the date of such exercise.

         (g) OTHER NOTICES. In case at any time:

                  (i) the Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common
Stock payable in shares of stock of any class or make any other distribution
(other than dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings
consistent with the Company's past practices with respect to declaring dividends
and making distributions) to the holders of the Common Stock;

                  (ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the
holders of the Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other
rights;

                  (iii) there shall be any capital reorganization of the
Company, or reclassification of the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of
the Company with or into, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to,
another corporation or entity; or

                  (iv) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;

                  (v) then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the
holder of this Warrant (a) notice of the date or estimated date on which the
books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for determining the
holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or
subscription rights or for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and (b) in the case of any
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up, notice of the date (or, if not then known, a
reasonable estimate thereof by the Company) when the same shall take place. Such
notice shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or to
exchange their Common Stock for stock or other securities or property
deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice
shall be given at least fifteen (15) days prior to the record date or the date
on which the Company's books are closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any
such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the
proceedings referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may publicly disclose the substance
of any notice delivered hereunder prior to delivery of such notice to the holder
of this Warrant.

5. ISSUE TAX. The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder of this Warrant or
such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided
that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in
respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate
in a name other than the holder of this Warrant.

6. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS A SHAREHOLDER. This Warrant shall not entitle the
holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative action by
the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of
the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability
of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder of the Company,
whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the
Company.


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7. TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, REDEMPTION AND REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT.

         (a) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER. This Warrant and the rights granted to the
holder hereof are transferable in whole or in part, at any one time, upon
surrender of this Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the
form attached hereto, at the office or agency of the Company referred to in
Section 7(e) below; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any transfer or assignment shall be
subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 7(f), 7(g) and 8 hereof. Until
due presentment for registration of transfer on the books of the Company, the
Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner and holder hereof
for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the
contrary.

         (b) WARRANT EXCHANGEABLE FOR DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS. This Warrant is
exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the office or
agency of the Company referred to in Section 7(e) below, for new Warrants of
like tenor of different denominations representing in the aggregate the right to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased hereunder,
each of such new Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of
shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at the time of such
surrender.

         (c) REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of
this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or destruction, upon
delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to
the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will execute and
deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

         (d) CANCELLATION; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Upon the surrender of this
Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as provided in
this Section 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The
Company shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes) and all other
expenses (other than legal expenses, if any, incurred by the holder or
transferees) and charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution,
and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Section 7. The Company shall indemnify
and reimburse the holder of this Warrant for all losses and damages arising as a
result of or related to any breach by the Company of the terms of this Warrant,
including costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by such holder in
connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder.

         (e) WARRANT REGISTER. The Company shall maintain, at its principal
executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which
the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this
Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee and
each prior owner of this Warrant.

         (f) EXERCISE OR TRANSFER WITHOUT REGISTRATION. If, at the time of the
surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or exchange
of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the Warrant
Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities Act and
under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as
a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that the
holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company
a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without
registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or
blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the
Company an investment letter in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Company and (iii) that the transferee be an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" as defined in
Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act; PROVIDED THAT, no such
opinion, letter, or status as an "accredited investor" shall be required in
connection with a transfer pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.


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         (g) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE OR TRANSFER. Notwithstanding
anything in Section 1 hereof to the contrary, this Warrant shall not be
exercisable to the extent (but only to the extent) that (a) the number of shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder of this Warrant and its
affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially
owned through the ownership of the unexercised portion of the Warrants or the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein) and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants (or portion thereof) with respect to which the
determination described herein is being made, would result in beneficial
ownership by such holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. To the extent the above limitation applies,
the determination of whether and to what extent this Warrant shall be
exercisable with respect to other securities owned by such holder shall be in
the sole discretion of the holder and submission of this Warrant for full or
partial exercise shall be deemed to be the holder's determination of whether and
the extent to which this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to such
aggregate percentage limitation. No prior inability to exercise the Warrants
pursuant to this Section shall have any effect on the applicability of the
provisions of this Section with respect to any subsequent determination of
exercisability. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as
otherwise provided in clause (a) hereof. The restrictions contained in this
Section 7(g) may not be amended without the written consent of the Company and
the holder of this Warrant.

8. NOTICES. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of
this Warrant shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt
requested) or delivered personally or by courier or by confirmed telecopy, and
shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed, or upon
receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by courier, or by
confirmed telecopy, in each case addressed to a party.
The addresses for such communications shall be:

                  If to the Company:

                           ALPNET, Inc.
                           4460 South Highland Drive, Suite 100
                           Salt Lake City, Utah 84124-3543
                           Telephone No.: (801) 273-6600
                           Facsimile No.: (801) 273-6610
                           Attention: James R. Morgan
                                      Vice President, Legal
                  With a copy to:

                           Callister, Nebeker and McCullough
                           Gateway Tower, Suite 900
                           10 East South Temple
                           Salt Lake City, Utah 84133
                           Telephone No.:  (801) 530-7456
                           Facsimile No.:  (801) 364-9127
                           Attention:  Laurie S. Hart, Esq.

If to the holder, at such address as such holder shall have provided in writing
to the Company, or at such other address as such holder furnishes by notice
given in accordance with this Section 10, and, for any notice under Section 3,
with a copy to:

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                           Telephone No.:  (___) _______
                           Facsimile No.:  (___) _______
                           Attention:  ___________________


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9. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah applicable to contracts made
and to be performed in the State of Utah.

10. MISCELLANEOUS.

         (a) AMENDMENTS. This Warrant and any provision hereof may only be
amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holder hereof.

         (b) DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the several
Sections of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only, and shall
not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by
its duly authorized officer.

                                                  ALPNET, INC.

                                                  By:
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