| Allg. |
is not so much as (Bob_cat); not so much ... as (The light from the shelves didn't so much illuminate as highlight the darkness. • The novel was not so much unfinished as unfinishable. • It wasn't so much his appearance I liked as his personality. Alexander Demidov); not ... as much as (I began to realize that Sputnik's mission wasn't really to report the news as much as it was to push a narrative that would either sow doubts about situations that weren't flattering to Russia or its allies. 4uzhoj); not so much ... but (This is a serious threat to the long-life diesel, not so much for the expected increase in ring temperature, but because of the perceived need to reduce oil consumption drastically. Klimzo Alexander Demidov); rather than (Stas-Soleil); less... than (Rheinhardt would thank them for their oily flattery,
never admitting that his talent was less genius than a symptom — of acute
physical distress. Abysslooker) |
