to a greater/lesser degree/extent
idiom
—used to describe the effect or importance of something in relation to something else
This new tax affects the middle class and, to a lesser extent/degree, the rich.
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Mainland China and Hong Kong traded lower for most of the session until a surge of buying in Mainland growth stocks lifted the Mainland market, as Hong Kong benefited to a lesser degree.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The limits of philanthropy Funding from foreign governments can also shift local priorities, though possibly to a lesser degree than philanthropy.
—Amy E. Stambach, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
McLendon, and to a lesser extent Murphy, have gone from roster long shots to players making a case to make the 53-man roster at a very deep position.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
If the passing game doesn’t improve, Gunderson — to a greater degree than Bray, whose background is on defense — will have to explain the shortcomings.
— UCLA OC Tino Sunseri.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The limits of philanthropy Funding from foreign governments can also shift local priorities, though possibly to a lesser degree than philanthropy.
—Amy E. Stambach, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
McLendon, and to a lesser extent Murphy, have gone from roster long shots to players making a case to make the 53-man roster at a very deep position.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
If the passing game doesn’t improve, Gunderson — to a greater degree than Bray, whose background is on defense — will have to explain the shortcomings.
— UCLA OC Tino Sunseri.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
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“To a greater/lesser degree/extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20greater%2Flesser%20degree%2Fextent. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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