effective substitute

collocation in English

meaningsofeffectiveandsubstitute

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effective
adjective
uk
/ɪˈfek.tɪv/us
/əˈfek.tɪv/
successful or achieving the results that ...
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substitute
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/us
/ˈsʌb.stə.tuːt/
a thing or person that is used instead of another thing ...
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(Definition ofeffectiveandsubstitutefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeffective substitute

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However, more research is needed in order to understand how those teams should be formed and supported and whether such teams are aneffectivesubstitutefor formal committees.
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It was said that noeffectivesubstitutecould be found.
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And so far no veryeffectivesubstitutefor tin has been found.
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I only say that to show how complicated it is to find aneffectivesubstitute.
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If so, is there not an obligation on the public authorities to provide aneffectivesubstitute?
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A row behind closed doors is not aneffectivesubstitutefor a public hearing.
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We have no doubt that if such a law is passed the trap manufacturers will soon find aneffectivesubstitutefor the gin.
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It can be done, even where we use steel as aneffectivesubstitutefor timber.
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It is an essential aid of propaganda; in fact it is in many cases aneffectivesubstitutefor propaganda.
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It is a great encouragement to me to know that they are very keen indeed to find a reallyeffectivesubstitutefor the gin trap.
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It will be an excellent thing if we can find a reallyeffectivesubstitute.
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In reality, there is noeffectivesubstitutefor the renewal of all lead piping.
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Nuclear power is a much moreeffectivesubstitutefor crude oil, in terms of both available production capacity and environmental protection.
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I do not know whether it is really going to operate as aneffectivesubstituteor not.
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There is no ground whatever for saying that there is a reallyeffectivesubstitutefor hops.
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I submit that the onlyeffectivesubstitutewhich has been suggested is that of the guaranteed price, supported by a levy on imported produce.
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Further, is he aware that in rural districts where water supplies are scarce rain water which is stored on a large scale is a veryeffectivesubstitutefor modern pumping?
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The first is to discover some moreeffectivesubstitutefor war as a means of settling international disputes than has been devised by the wit of statesmen hitherto.
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Something on those lines is essential, in the long run, if one is to find aneffectivesubstitutefor the profit motive as a spur to efficiency in public industry.
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