In a process that has become de rigueur

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In a process that has become  de rigueur  following the end of every presidency, presidential libraries are sprouting up like carbuncles all over the land,  testifying not so much to a sense of history among our politicians than it reflects their  unbridled vainglory.

A. testifying not so much to a sense of history among our politicians than it reflects their
B. testifying less to a sense of history among our ploiticians than it reflects their
C. not so much testifying to a sense of history among our politicians as it reflects their
D. testifying not as more to a sense of history among our politicians than to an
E. testifying not so much to a sense of history among out politicians as to their

sanchitbhatia · Answer

Correct answer is E:

Correct idiom is So much as

rohitrawat9990 · Answer

E correct

A incorrect
Not so much than is incorrect idiom

B violates parallelism

C violates parallelism

D more than..... for uncountable objexts

E maintains parallelism.....

not so much to ........ as to.....

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Nunuboy1994 · Answer

the correct idiom is so much x as to y

E

In a process that has become de rigueur

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