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 )))))))