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Although A (A is some negative attribute)
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親 に は 感 謝 こ そ す れ 、 全 て の 意 見 に 賛 成 と は 言 え な い 。 
Although I'm grateful to my parents, I can't say I agree with all of their views.
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彼 の ゴ ル フ は 上 手 で こ そ あ れ 、 プ ロ と は 言 え な い 。 
Although he's good at golf, I can't say that he's pro (level).

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こそあれ
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mysticfive
Level: 1613
It might be beneficial to explain if the negative attribute is before or after the こそ
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マイコー
Level: 262
I've only seen it where A is the negative attribute. DO you have some examples where what precedes こそあれ is not negative in charge?
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mysticfive
Level: 1613
I don't, but it looks to me like the pattern is very similar to, if not identical with, こそすれ
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マイコー
Level: 262
I see it this way:
AこそあれB = Although A is negative, there is something good B about it. (Although studying takes a lot of time, it'll help you become more proficient).
AこそすれB = Even though A (something good [quality/action]), ultimately B (something that can't be done, or some negative event/action).
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mysticfive
Level: 1613
ok I can see where that works
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Level: 1
I believe こそすれ is used with a [絶対]
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mysticfive
Level: 1613
ok I've gained some new insight since I last looked at this ;-) while I now agree with your assessment of こそあれ, it seems that the tone of both parts of こぞすれ should be roughly the same (I'll re-post what I mean over there)
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