《経営(けいえい)会議(かいぎ)》社長(しゃちょう)「競争(きょうそう)が激(はげ)しいからマーケティング予算(よさん)を上(あ)げよう。」
部長(ぶちょう)「マーケティングもさることながら製品(せいひん)品質(ひんしつ)も重要(じゅうよう)なのではないでしょうか?」
Management meeting, company president: “The competition is intense, so we will increase the marketing budget.”
Head director: “It is a fact that marketing is important, but isn’t the product quality too?”
Because AもさることながらB only indirectly points B as better (and still acknowledges A) it might be a good phrase to use when we don't fully agree with our superior and want to politely express alternative