The function of a public library was once described as "less a reservoir than a fountain".
公共图书馆的功能曾被描述为“与其说是水库，不如说是喷泉”。
We are the marvel and the mystery of the world, for that enduring liberty is no less a blessing than the abundance of the earth.
我们是这个世界的奇迹和神秘，因为持久的自由和地球的富饶一样是一种祝福。
America's education system has become less a ladder of opportunity than a structure to transmit inequality from one generation to the next.
美国的教育体制不再是通往机遇的阶梯，而是一个将不平等代代相传的体系。
Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman.
MichaelRaynor和MumtazAhmed 就职于一家名为 Deloitte 的咨询公司，这家公司决心将自己转变成更像一个思想领袖，而不是一个企业修理工。
The fact that cash is being drawn out of society, is less a feature of our everyday lives, and the ease of electronic payments—is this actually making us spend more money without realizing it?
事实上，现金正从社会中被抽走，这并不是我们日常生活的一个特征，电子支付也很方便——这真的会让我们在不知不觉中花更多的钱吗？
He seems less a hero than an ordinary, fretful 17-year-old.
17岁的他，现在看起来根本不是英雄而是一个普普通通的年轻人。
Now, no less a media star and entrepreneur than Steve Brill has weighed in.
现在，媒体明星和创业家斯蒂夫·布里尔这样的重量级人物也已登场加入讨论了。
In this way, it's less a kernel and more a hardware abstraction layer (HAL).
通过这种方式，它不像是一个内核而更像是一个硬件抽象层(HAL)。
He also says the two haven't discussed closer collaboration, much less a merger.
他也认为这两家公司还从未讨论过更紧密合作的事情，更谈不上合并了。
That would be less a matter of divide and rule than a strategy of divide and go.
比起分而不治战略来说，分而治之省事多了。
Its fear is less a rerun of the Great Depression than the hyperinflation of the 1920s.
这种担心仅次对20世纪20年代的大萧条的担心。
THE Arab world is more or less a vicious circle. None of its problems will be solved soon.
阿拉伯世界差不多就是一个恶性循环，它的任何问题都无望在短期内得到解决，所有这些麻烦还都有自我再造的能力。
The result is that suits have become less a uniform than an expression of individual style.
因此，西装更多地成为一种个人风格的体现，而不仅是制服。
This has, for example, made population based whole genome sequencing more or less a reality.
举个例子，这使得基于人口的整个基因组排序或多或少成了现实。
Tao was less a guide and more a navigator but he was so sweet-natured, it was impossible to mind.
陶与其说是一个导游，倒不如说是个领航员，但是他脾气很好，也拿他没办法。
It's less a problem that can be solved than it is a never-ending arms race between company and pirate.
与其说这是一个能够解决的问题，不如说这是企业和盗版者间的永无止境的博弈。
It was now less a finished painting than a canvas on which programmers could paint their own pictures.
现在它是一副只欠最后一笔的作品，而不是任意程序员可以能够进行自我创作的画布。
Sonneborn used to tell investors that McDonald's was less a hamburger company than a property business.
索恩本过去常对投资者说“与其说麦当劳是家汉堡包公司，不如说是家所有权公司。”
But for most, solar panels are more or less a commodity, which favours big producers with access to cheap capital.
而对大部分公司而言，太阳能电池板或多或少是一种商品，对那些能够获得廉价资本的大公司是有益的。
Accordingly, we might think of a modern cynic as someone who's given up all hope of finding a door, much less a key.
同样，我们可以认为，一个现代犬儒主义者是那些已经放弃了全部的寻找一扇门的希望的人，更不要说去寻找一把钥匙。
For him the world stage is a relief from a fading economy at home, but it is no less a reminder of his powerlessness.
对他而言，他在世界舞台的活动只不过是从本国经济衰退得到的一个安慰。但这也是他没有能力的一个提醒。
How do you boost incomes for nomads in western China who might live seven hours from any roadside, much less a marketplace?
你该如何增加中国西部地区牧民的收入？这些人居住的地方可能距离最近的公路也有七个小时车程，更不要说去集市了。
Dick Cheney appears less a brooding presence and more a red-faced buffoon, which may well be how history comes to regard him.
迪克·切尼似乎没有那么沉思，更多的像个面红耳赤的丑角，这也可能是历史对他的看法。
HDCP has been less a security system than a tool for shaping the consumer electronics market, and that is unlikely to change.
HDCP更多的是作为影响消费电子市场格局的工具而不是一个安全系统，这个看起来不会改变。
The release process became more of a steady, well-planned effort, and less a time of the chaos, as the team had experienced before.
版本发布流程将更加稳定、工作计划更周密，而该团队体验到的混乱时间更少。
Russia's current anti-Americanism, therefore, is less a reaction to America's actions than a reflection of its own state of mind.
因此，俄罗斯目前的反美主义，与其说是对美国行为的反应，倒不如说是它自身思想状态的反映。
The firm is less a boutique and more a pocket battleship, with a leading position in capital-raising and dealing in shares and bonds.
该公司不不仅是一家普通投行更是一艘资本战舰，在资本筹集和股票及债券交易领域都处于领先地位。
The firm is less a boutique and more a pocket battleship, with a leading position in capital-raising and dealing in shares and bonds.
该公司不不仅是一家普通投行更是一艘资本战舰，在资本筹集和股票及债券交易领域都处于领先地位。
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