Sentence examples for served as a substitute from inspiring English sources

The development aid that served as a substitute for compensation is now drying up.

Ms. Pauley has since served as a substitute anchor for Mr. Brokaw.

Writer had the impression that talking of change served as a substitute for bringing about real change.

Mr. Rangel described himself as a "fatherless high school dropout," and said his older brother had served as a substitute father.

On Nov. 24, 2000 Marianne Marshall, a Nassau County commissioner, served as a substitute board member in place of David Howard.

The gift has served as a substitute for Dr. Howard's playing this semester, but pressure for cutbacks by Miss Spoo have kept him busy reducing the chiming schedule.

The première would serve as a substitute for a traditional runway show.

Lower fishing quotas cannot serve as a substitute for habitat protection, he said.

There are sacrifices, however, in which the victim does serve as a substitute for the guilty.

Argus amplifies Deloitte's auditing services but does not serve as a substitute for them.

Fogs and dews occur in the humid areas, dew often serving as a substitute for rain.