The phrase "a substitute of the" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression would typically be "a substitute for the."
Example: "You can use almond milk as a substitute for the regular milk in this recipe."
Alternatives: "an alternative to the" or "a replacement for the."
Asked if she could someday be an evening anchor, Mr. Westin said, "We would never put anyone on as a substitute of the evening news anchor who we didn't think was capable of doing the job".
With only 18 minutes as a substitute of the Carling Cup third-round against Middlesbrough behind him, Giovanni Trapattoni plunged him in from the start for the World Cup qualifier against Cyprus in October.
This indicates that the material may have great potential as a substitute of the nuclear steam generator tube material.
Considering ultrasound as a substitute of the phrenic nerves stimulation technique, it will make diaphragm evaluation much easier at the bedside.
The possibility of adopting glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite bars in tunnel segments as a substitute of the traditional steel reinforcement has been demonstrated.
During time intervals of transitory operation the traditional coefficient of performance may be used as a substitute of the time averaged value of the instantaneous coefficient of performance.
Bioactive glasses are emerging as a substitute of hydroxyapatite in the development of bioactive coatings for biomedical applications.
Therefore, it is presumed that Na existed as a substitute of Ca in the OCP and HAp structures.
These results are comparable with those of FOLFIRI (Douillard et al, 2000), and this combination might therefore be considered as a substitute of FOLFIRI, especially because of the lower toxicity.
Both women say that Hindley's relations with prison officers was a uniquely female kind of attachment, and a substitute for the love of men.
Haunted by childhood traumas, Zoe trains nonstop and swallows the empty calories of victory as a substitute for the nourishment of friends and family.
