amounts to little more than punishment . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNS amounts)) (PP (IN to) (NP (ADJP (JJ little) (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NN punishment))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (JJ ) (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ))))) (. )))