"reliable substitute" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, but it generally means someone or something that can be depended upon to take the place of something else. For example: - "I'm so glad we have a reliable substitute teacher for when our regular teacher is absent." - "The new product is a reliable substitute for the old one, providing the same quality at a lower cost." - "I don't have time to make dinner tonight, but the frozen meal I have in the freezer will be a reliable substitute."
There's no consistent calibration of the conscience; feelings are not a reliable substitute for thought.
While Wi-Fi can provide good connectivity in parks and outdoor areas, and may offer limited access for homes in areas where other forms of broadband are unavailable, it is not a reliable substitute for broadband services such as cable or DSL, he says.
Venous samples cannot, however, be a reliable substitute for arterial samples.
This parameter can be used as a reliable substitute for the load domain objectives in a semi-deterministic integrated design.
The unevenness of solar photovoltaic energy output poses a number of issues that reduce its capability to be considered a reliable substitute for fossil fuels.
Quantum Dot (QD) sensitized solar cells due to their high potential have attracted tremendous attention to become a low cost and reliable substitute for the fossil fuels.
Arteriovenous grafts remain reliable substitutes for permanent hemodialysis access in patients without a suitable autogenous conduit.
Thus, it is very appealing to find reliable substitutes for such a confinement that are simple and correctly capture key features.
However, so far, no fundamental approach has been established [22, 23], in order to allow driving simulators to be safely used as reliable substitutes of reality.
Plastic materials have become versatile, competitive and reliable substitutes for traditionally used metal, leather and wood materials in the past 5 decades because of their toughness, flexibility and physical properties (Sivan 2011; Singh and Sharma 2008).
To mitigate these needs, the recourse to group counselling and the use of decision support services are thought of as reliable substitutes [ 11].
