Sentence examples for a direct substitute from inspiring English sources

"It is going to be difficult to argue that Atlantic City is a direct substitute".

Thanks to its peg, the Hong Kong dollar is a direct substitute for the American one.

No one is saying they are a direct substitute for Word or Excel, but they do have a distinct advantage.

In this case, helium – used as a direct substitute to hydrogen – will over predict concentrations we would get with hydrogen.

Businesses insist that they are not using machines as a direct substitute for human labor, but plan instead to compete by improving their service over all.

Although most do not have the desired agronomic characteristics – such as high yields of seedless, non-acidic fruits with long shelf life – that would make them a direct substitute for the Cavendish, they are an untapped genetic resource.

It takes six people to replace former drummer Meg White; her direct substitute, Carla Azar, has a ramrod-straight back and a taut style.

Overall, what he likes about the restaurant business is that there is no direct substitute for dining out.

Healthcare assistants (HCA), or unregistered nurses, are obviously not direct substitutes for nurses, but can have an important role to play.

She said the radio industry has the time to work out a survival strategy, that the new "big beasts" of the digital era are not "direct substitutes" to kill-off radio but "they do offer potentially attractive alternatives".

To assume that fluorescent and incandescent bulbs are direct substitutes is misguided.