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The phrase "a useful substitute for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing alternatives or replacements for something, indicating that the substitute serves a similar purpose or function.
Example: "In cooking, applesauce can be a useful substitute for oil in many recipes, providing moisture without added fat."
Alternatives: "an effective alternative to" or "a practical replacement for".
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Are they a useful substitute for hearing aids?
"I don't think they have anything that would be a useful substitute for leather".
However, Smith also said that new high-speed services, cited as one reason for closures, were not always a useful substitute for night trains: "Paris-Madrid still takes eight hours, so it makes sense to do it overnight – but you can't".
Glutaraldehyde-fixed autologous pericardium rarely calcifies or retracts, and it is a useful substitute for cardiac valve leaflets.
A solar-assisted absorption heat transformer (SAAHT) is a useful substitute for the conventional equipment to generate low-pressure steam.
Furthermore, the wide range of measured mean soft tissue thickness within each Mallampati grade makes it unlikely that ultrasound will be a useful substitute for the Mallampati score.
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But Miss McRobbie's book would be a useful substitute.
The advantages of an agreed eponym cannot be ignored as these are considered as labels or handles [ 5], and are useful substitutes for cumbersome, tongue-twister (eg, Susac syndrome for retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy) or offensive nomenclatures (eg, Hurler syndrome for gargoylism) [ 5].
Therefore, the A-CP-F composite could serve as a useful bone substitute for repairing bone defects.
They are useful as a substitute for brass and possess greater strength and resistance to atmospheric corrosion.
It was a useful innings for us.
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