Thinking in terms of how that sentence would be diagrammed, wouldn't "more . . . than" modify the verb, classifed as adverb or adjective?
(this is the first time I am weighing in. Hopefully all will be kind in telling me why I'm wrong.)
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Scott Woods [[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: grammar question--more...than

Dear List,

How would you analyze more in the following sentence:

And while a man may feel like [screaming], he has that ounce more of nerve control than a woman has.

How would you explain its relationship to than?

Thanks,

Scott Woods
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