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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Also, to a lesser extent, the gritty urban New York City landscape around Varick Street—a neighborhood of expensive lofts in buildings that, from the exterior, seem minimal, grim. —Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025

Samsung, Google, Motorola, retailers and, to a lesser extent, Apple (via surprisingly competitive trade-in pricing) are locked in an increasingly aggressive price war as people hold on to their phones for longer. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

News of the talks sparked immediate backlash on the right in Israel and, to a lesser degree, in the U.S. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025

Nurseries have good supplies of perennials growing in quart and gallon containers in spring, and to a lesser degree, in summer and fall. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025