From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe more something than somethingbe more something than somethingto be one thing rather than another It was more a worry than a pleasure. → more
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be more something than something• When dealing with only a few dollars, these kind of interactions can be more amusing than annoying.• A drop in voltage can be more serious than a power cut.• She was more naked than if she were wearing nothing.• Yet, when you came down to it, what was more natural than murder?• Some rocks are more porous than others.• Mission-driven organizations are more efficient than rule-driven organizations, for one.• There are more antique stores than supermarkets, more cafes than gas stations.• The disease of tuberculosis is more dangerously infectious than that of leprosy... 