もさることながら

expression

not only ... but also ...; ... is true, but even more ...

Used in the pattern AもさることながらB to acknowledge A while emphasizing B. Often translated as 'not only A but also B' or 'A is certainly true, but B is even more so'. The phrase is a fixed expression and cannot be broken down productively.

• 彼かれは才さい能のうもさることながら、努ど力りょくも人ひと一いち倍ばいだ。

  He is talented, to be sure, but his effort is also extraordinary.

• この店みせは味あじもさることながら、サービスも素す晴ばらしい。

  This restaurant has great food, but the service is also wonderful.