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poor substitute

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meanings of poorand substitute


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poor
adjective
uk /pɔːr/ us /pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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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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Examples of poor substitute


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But the carnet was a poorsubstitute for the closed shop.
Although the use of these systems has changed the lives of many non-speaking people, they still provide a very poorsubstitute to natural spoken conversation.
His strategy for correcting these lacunae, the telling of the ' significant anecdote ' (p. xix), is a poorsubstitute for archival research.
Critiquing the diary on the basis of supposed authorial motive is a poorsubstitute for contextual analysis.
The agreements signed with some applicant states are a poorsubstitute for genuine free trade.
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They are a very poorsubstitute, particularly in the rural areas.
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I prefer to say that dollars are a poorsubstitute for good agriculture.
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Voluntary standards of quality are, in any case, a poorsubstitute.
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Of course, buses have been supplied as an alternative, but buses are a poorsubstitute for trains.
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That is a very poorsubstitute for a freehold.
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Legal remedies are often only a poorsubstitute for the enjoyment of a satisfying job without harrassment.
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This measure is a poorsubstitute for improved legal aid.
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Crime prevention programmes by themselves are a poorsubstitute for a real policy on law and order.
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Doctors may well think that another £1,500 a year is a poorsubstitute for giving up private practice.
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Moreover, they are a poorsubstitute for gates.
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I believe that this is a poorsubstitute for the limitation on profits which we all expected.
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These may be welcome in some respects, but they are at best only palliatives and a poorsubstitute for real job creation.
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It is felt only over a long period of years, and that is a poorsubstitute for financial assistance in planning.
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I am sure that is all to the good, but it is a poorsubstitute for proper machinery.
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From the point of view of the audience, it is a very poorsubstitute.
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