Some historians of science have argued that science moves forward not so much because of the insights of great thinkers but because of more mundane developments, such as improved tools and technologies.
because of the insights of great thinkers but because of
because of the insights of great thinkers as the results of
because of the insights of great thinkers as because of
through the insights of great thinkers but through
through the insights of great thinkers but results from
The idiom says “not so much X as Y”.
Only C follows the above idiomatic structure.
…not so much because of the insights of great thinkers as because of…
In B, the above idiom is followed but parallelism is violated through
“…because of…the result of…”
In A, D, and E “…not so much X but Y…” is not idiomatic.
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