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Partial Differential Equations with More that Two Independent Variables in the Complex Domain I myself would certainly use more than in all instances of constructions like the example above, but I also see more that from time to time. Whence comes this alternate construction? For example, we can say He's more of a singer than a dancer , which means that he's more like a singer than a dancer. However, I would like to know if we can use it when the words we are describing are preceded by the , which is also an article. For example, can we use The cause of the disaster was more of the operator than the machine itself ? The ambiguity between over meaning more than and over meaning during can only arise where an adverbial of time is expected. In a sentence like: It's been over a minute (since he left). we expect a noun or adjective phrase or an adverb of place after be : It's been a mess these days. It's been noisy lately. It's been there for a while. Notice that adverbials of time can only come after. 7 You are correct in your understanding more than 2 is 2, meaning greater than but not including 2 your other phrase two or more is very succinct and clear, you could also use at least 2 to mean = 2 , it does not need to be entirely spelled out as greater than or equal to 2 Share Improve this answer edited Apr 30, 2021 at 23:04 9 I always learnt that more than one takes a singular verb because it is followed by a singular noun as in: more than one child has bad grades. But what happens when it is followed by a plural noun? For example: more than one of the children [has/have] bad grades? What is the application of more than and greater than and their difference? What is their opposite? less than and lesser than ? for example for quantities like width or area which is used? Her intelligence more than compensates for her lack of experience. I am wondering what the grammatical point of using more than before a verb is here. How does it modify the meaning of verb? Could somebody give another example of such usage? Update: Does the following sentence have the same meaning? The stories may be make-believe, but ALSO much more than make-believe (that in the sentence): It will among other teach them the morals of the Agta, the myths and how they see the world around them. Possibly even prepare them for other skills - how to spot certain foods, teach them more words in their language etc. If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a poison control center right away.” In the months following the new warning, toothpaste consumer lines fielded hundreds of questions from worried parents, and poison control centers were flooded with calls as well. The cost of gasoline is more than it was last year. In some Olympic events, strength matters more than speed. Some rules of geometry get very complicated in more than three dimensions. More than anything else, communication is the key to a happy marriage. Clearly, the use of more than and better than are not interchangeable in those examples.

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