Not so much [X] as [Y]

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1. RU · Translation

   Риск связан не столько с первоначальной стоимостью, сколько с долгосрочной нагрузкой на поддержку.

   EN · English

   SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. The risk VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. is not so much the initial p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. cost as the long-term maintenance burden.

   DE · German

   SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Das Risiko VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. liegt nicht so sehr in den Anfangskosten als vielmehr im langfristigen Wartungsaufwand.

2. RU · Translation

   Проблема не столько в недостающих функциях, сколько в непонятных настройках по умолчанию.

   EN · English

   SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. The problem VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. is not so much missing p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. features as unclear defaults.

   DE · German

   Das Problem VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. sind nicht so sehr SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. fehlende Funktionen als vielmehr unklare Standardeinstellungen.

3. RU · Translation

   Успех зависит не столько от добавления новых правил, сколько от наблюдаемости существующих.

   EN · English

   SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Success VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. depends not so much on vPParticipleA participle used in a compound tense.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. adding more rules as on vPParticipleA participle used in a compound tense.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. making SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. the existing rules observable.

   DE · German

   SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Der Erfolg VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. hängt nicht so sehr von zusätzlichen Regeln ab als vielmehr davon, /→AccusativeThe direct object: whom or what?Use it to notice the detail the action points to. die bestehenden Regeln beobachtbar zu vIInfinitiveA verb in infinitive form.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. machen.

4. RU · Translation

   Этот спор не столько технический, сколько организационный.

   EN · English

   SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. The debate VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. is not so much p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. technical as organizational.

   DE · German

   SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Die Debatte VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ist nicht so sehr technisch als vielmehr organisatorisch.