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Some analysts of the latest technological advances argue that technology moves forward not so much because of great sparks of ideas but because of smaller contributions, such as improved practices, better laboratories and more knowledgeable designers.


(A) because of great sparks of ideas but because of

(B) because of great sparks of ideas as the results of

(C) because of great sparks of ideas as because of

(D) through great sparks of ideas but through

(E) through great sparks of ideas but results from

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You have seen many questions like this, that involve usage of as idioms. If you say: X happens not so much because of y, what follows the not so much idiom? The word ‘as’. For example, he is not so much witty as he is talkative. Eliminate A, D and E. B is not parallel. Choice C is the correct answer.
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