Example sentences of "[noun] not so [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we listen to them carefully , it is evident that they parade their doubts not so much to resolve them as to evoke public sympathy and to gain that sense of identity which comes from subconsciously defining themselves by their problems . |
| 2 | Edward I , considering himself sovereign lord of both countries , appointed his own Warden not so much to keep the peace along a border whose very existence he denied , but for the whole Keeping of Scotland . |
| 3 | It has been stressed that there are strong forces in favour of the maintenance of existing policy , and that many new initiatives are in fact derived from concerns not so much to innovate as to correct the imperfections of existing policies . |
| 4 | Talking about his selection he said : ‘ I think that most of us look at paintings not so much to find out about them , but to find out about ourselves , for like a great novel or play , a great painting offers us a unique opportunity of investigating our own experiences . ’ |
| 5 | He was using the treaty not so much to conquer as to acquire legitimately what he regarded as his own by right . |