"No more than" & "not any more than" = maximum "There can be no more than 10 people on this elevator." This means there could be any number from 0 - 10, but not 11 or more. "John is no more than a poet." John is, at best, a poet. (He may think more of himself, or others may overestimate him.) "Tom can run no faster than Jerry can." Tom may be able to run equally as fast as Jerry, but no faster. ......................... "No less than" = minimum "He called me no less than 15 times yesterday." It could have been 16 or 18...but I know for sure it was at least 15. ........................ "More than" = greater in quantity or substance "I love her more than you do." My love for her is greater than yours is. ........................ "Not so much as" = less in quantity or substance "He was not so much angry as disappointed." He felt disappointed, although you may have expected his reaction to be anger. He may be angry too, but his primary emotion is disappointment. .................. "A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man." This is a comparison. A body without a soul can not be called a man. So, a home without love can not truly be called a home. ......................

For example,more than,no more than,no less than,not any more than,not so much as John is no more than a poet. --- is is just a poet, nothing more There is no more than ten people in the classroom. --- fewer than 11 Tom can run no faster than Jerry can. --- Tom runs same speed as Jarry or slower A home without love is no more a home than a body without soul is a man. --- a home without love is like a man without soul, not more He was not so much angry as disappointed. --- he is rather disappointed than angry The complexity of the human situation and injustice of the social order demand far more fundamental changes in the basic structure of society itself than some politicians are willing to admit in their speeches. some politicians admit fewer fundamental changes than it's needed for the situation