The phrase "an effective surrogate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a person or thing that serves as a substitute or representative that performs well in a particular role or function.
Example: "In the absence of the original speaker, she acted as an effective surrogate during the conference."
Alternatives: "a suitable substitute" or "a competent representative."
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells October 5, 2016 On Tuesday night, Tim Kaine was an effective surrogate for Hillary Clinton, and Mike Pence was an effective surrogate for conservatism.
On Tuesday night, Tim Kaine was an effective surrogate for Hillary Clinton, and Mike Pence was an effective surrogate for conservatism.
That consuming energy is part of what makes him an effective surrogate.
The Vice-Presidential debate started with Kaine and Pence arguing against each other, but it ended in a more diffuse dynamic, in which Kaine was an effective surrogate for Clinton and Pence was an effective surrogate for conservatism.
She was widely viewed as an effective surrogate for Mr. Edwards in 2004, particularly with blue-collar audiences.
That speech in particular signaled to the White House that Mr. Clinton could be an effective surrogate to sell the highly complicated Affordable Care Act.
Moreover, the almost indistinguishable patterns of molecular diversity that we observed in the genomic and transcriptomic profiles of breast tumors suggest that a measure of the transcriptional diversity could be a effective surrogate measure of the underlying genomic heterogeneity.
To be an effective replacement (or surrogate, as it is often called) of clinical outcomes, the measure of disease activity needs to be objective, sensitive, cost effective, accurate, and reproducible.
"At this point, you really couldn't ask for a more effective surrogate," he said.
Although Obama's approval rating has not reached the level of former Democratic president Bill Clinton's in 2000, his standing suggests that he could be a relatively effective surrogate for Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail.
But after lingering for perhaps a bit too long on the mechanics of their early intimacy, the former president seemed to hit his formidable stride, touting his wife as a champion for kids, immigrants, women, and poor people, and revealing himself to be a surprisingly effective surrogate for the new Democratic nominee.
