Not so much [X] as [Y].

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1. EN · English

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

   DE · German

   Das SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. 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. EN · English

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

   DE · German

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

3. 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 adding more p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. rules as on making the existing SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. rules observable.

   DE · German

   Der SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. 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, die bestehenden p2accusative objectGrammar markUse it to open the full annotation guide for this mark. Regeln beobachtbar zu machen.

4. EN · English

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

   DE · German

   Die SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. 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.