The phrase "a substitute measure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an alternative method or approach that is used in place of another.
Example: "In the absence of the original plan, we implemented a substitute measure to ensure the project's progress."
Alternatives: "an alternative method" or "a replacement strategy".
During the Vietnam War, inflated estimates of Vietnamese killed became a substitute measure of American success in a campaign whose substantive objectives were proving elusive.
Though he does not offer a substitute measure, he maintains that the evidence against Mr. bin Laden is "pretty good information".
Rep. Sandy Levin has offered a substitute measure that includes tough labor standards as well as enforceable provisions on currency manipulation.
Frequency of supportive treatment use, a substitute measure of toxicity, was summarised.
Conversely, the incidence of cancer is a predictor of mortality and can be used as a substitute measure (surrogate) for this clinical outcome in some trials.
Other findings include that, indoor spray was most consistently applied in the bathroom and kitchen; outdoor sprays were consistently more often applied by male household members, while indoor sprays were not; quantity of indoor spray pesticide products purchased may not be a substitute measure of use frequency of indoor spray.
Bulk domestic sewage or its residue in a waste treatment system is a good substitute measure.
In the present study, we selected the vocabulary subtest from the German Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) (Wechsler Intelligenztest für Erwachsene; Tewes et al. 2006) as a short substitute measure for Full-Scale maternal IQ.
The agreement was not perfect, however, and as solar radiation is a direct measure of annual sunlight, this could indicate that latitude is an imperfect substitute measure of sunlight exposure.
While some may embrace the limited gains the substitute measure might provide, America deserves nothing less than the truly historic conservation financing that only the Conservation and Reinvestment Act would bring.
