Sentence examples for clever substitute from inspiring English sources

And Shoptaw's use of the video camera as an opportunity for intimate confessional is a clever substitute for Eliot's narrative technique of describing the inner life of her characters, and showing the ways in which their understanding of themselves and others is circumscribed by their restricted points of view.

One blurred together the faces of Barack Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and asked, "Who poses the greater nuclear threat?" It's a clever device, substituting counteritutiveness for objectivity, and it's something one encounters a lot in conversations in Russia, a hairy land of slippery facts where Occam's Razor doesn't stand a chance.

The England midfielder shot under Ben Foster after a clever pass from substitute Gaston Ramirez.

A simple electronic device, however clever, was no substitute for the physical medium of ink and paper.

The forward stylishly grabbed the opener after a clever one-two with substitute Javier Hernandez, who had been on the pitch for only a matter of minutes.

Pope then produced a clever pass which gave substitute Taylor the space to extend their lead before Ben Williamson turned sharply to add the final goal in the last minute.

They search for substitutes, which clever companies like Boeing are willing to give them.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times stated that "Boys is a low-rent, dumbed-down version of Before Sunrise, with a rent-a-plot substituting for clever dialogue".

Former Hull striker Campbell, on as a half-time substitute, made a clever run between the two home centre-backs and applied an assured 49th minute finish.

Defender Gareth McKinless attempted to unlock the Donegal defence on one occasion with a clever pass towards McGoldrick but substitute David Walsh got back to concede a 45.

When he discovers that Sokdae is forcing the cleverest in the class to substitute their exam papers for his, the teacher beats the boy in public.