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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Whether that’s primarily on the players for not handling that like professionals, or on Briere for not recognizing the impact that losing Laughton (and, to a lesser extent, Erik Johnson) would have on the group, is up for debate. —Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025

This rising tide has been spurred in large part by billionaires, particularly Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and, to a lesser extent, Richard Branson. —ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025

Musk has faced opposition directed at Starlink and to a greater extent at Tesla TSLA.O, due to his role overseeing massive layoffs and firings in moves to cut federal spending in the United States as an adviser to President Donald Trump. —David Shepardson, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025

But that is only a small fraction of the environmental devastation wrought to the country’s share of the Amazon rainforest by miners, and to a lesser degree by cattle ranchers. —Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025