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[ adverb ] not merely (used to introduce the first phrase of a correlative construction and usually followed by `but' or `but also')
Examples "not only was he poor, but..." Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)`` In_addition_to the usual tools , I make constant use of cleansing tissue , not_only to wipe my brushes , but to mop_up certain areas , to soften edges , and to open_up lights in dark washes . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not_only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it . (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Proper follow-through requires training your own sales organization , and your distributor organizations , not_only in the techniques but also in good customer relations . Your competition is now proportionately greater - you are competing not_only against manufacturers in the same field but also against a vast array of manufacturers of other appealing consumer products . (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)Since then , many Protestant_denominations have made separate pronouncements , in which they not_only approved birth_control , but declared it at_times to be a religious duty . |
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