Sentence examples for rough substitute for from inspiring English sources

"The interim relief is intended to provide a rough substitute for the essential service that municipal water systems must furnish: delivery of safe drinking water at the point of use," Lawson wrote in the 37-page order.

But clearly the missile question is a rough substitute for mention of that word, and Beijing has expressed alarm about the precedent of holding a vote on any delicate political topic.

Jones, using his right hand often, provided rough competition but no substitute for Clay's blinding speed.

Perhaps, as with the elements of matter, investigation passes a threshold of common sense and enters a sub-atomic realm where laws are mocked, where persons have the life-span of beta particles and the transparency of neutrinos, and where a rough kind of averaging out must substitute for absolute truth.

By showing how direct cash grants can substitute for cheap, fossil-based energy, it provides a rough political and economic roadmap for facilitating broader energy transitions in HRCs, particularly the very energy-intensive GCC.

But a virtual storm is still no substitute for a howling gale, or the mad tilt and groaning steel of a ship on rough seas.

Substitute for potatoes.

Spain could substitute for Gujarat.

"A tolerable substitute for beer".

There's no substitute for it.

Tone and tact substitute for depth.