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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is less an organization than

Hi teachers,

The Pakistan Taliban is less an organization than a shadowy web of militants with ties to Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban.

Does it mean The Pakistan Taliban is more a shadowy web of militants with ties to Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban?

Does that mean "It is an organization but it not that integral"?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

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Does it mean The Pakistan Taliban is more a shadowy web of militants with ties to Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban? '

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Does it mean The Pakistan Taliban is more a shadowy web of militants with ties to Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban? Does that mean "It is an organization but it not that integral"?-- The usual interpretation of 'less an...than a...' is 'not really a...but instead a...': The Pakistan Taliban is not organized; it is a shadowy web of militants...'
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for explaining the sentence to me.

Best wishes,

Tinanam
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