Water, unlike oil, has no substitute.

不同于石油，水资源没有其他替代品。

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While good documentation has no substitute, you can offset its absence by having the ability to navigate the process in an abstract fashion.

好的文档是无法取代的，如果没有这样的文档，只要能用一种抽象的方式浏览整个过程，那么也可以抵消一些负面影响。

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The increasing use of dried animal waste as a substitute fuel has also hurt the soil because this valuable soil conditioner and source of plant nutrients is no longer being returned to the land.

人们开始越来越多地使用脱水后的动物粪便作为替代燃料，这同样会损害土壤，因为这些珍贵的土壤改良剂和植物养分的来源将无法再回归到土壤之中。

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Simulation has been great, but it is no substitute for hands on work, whether addressing urgent needs with the W-76 or B-61 weapons or proceeding with the RRW, none of which is possible without additional budgetary resources and scientists who can finally get their hands on these kinds of programs.

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The very fact that the drug industry has come up with so many genuine lifesavers like antibiotics or cancer drugs for which there is no lifestyle substitute.

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