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| more of a ... than (больше хлопот, чем пользы; скорее хобби, а не работа suburbian) | |||
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| before (he would die before lying – он скорее умрёт, чем солжёт) | |||
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| rather ... than, is more likely than | |||
| скорее, чем: 120 phrases in 18 subjects |