The phrase "pertains more" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the relevance or applicability of a subject in comparison to another.
Example: "This research pertains more to the effects of climate change on agriculture than on urban development."
Alternatives: "is more relevant to" or "is more applicable to".
And Germany's tendency to profit from southern Europe's deficit while simultaneously imposing austerity budgets on those countries pertains more to psychiatry than economics.
Open source describes a software development methodology, whereas OAS pertains more to a go-to-market and company-building philosophy.
We conclude with some remarks on a question that was briefly mentioned above in connection with the Special Composition Question but that pertains more generally to the underlying notion of parthood that mereology seeks to systematize.
Our apparently counterintuitive findings suggest that the VMC deficit pertains more strongly to a PD related change in cognitive-executive control, than to a reduction in motor capabilities.
The fact remains that post-transcriptional regulation pertains more to short- than long-term regulation [ 14].
The extraction rate was not optimized in this study, which pertains more to electrochemical reactor design and operation (e.g. solids separation, membrane crossflow velocity, surface convection, optimized applied current scheme).
My skills pertain more to Rory Bremner than Eugene O'Neill.
"The one caveat is that these were all men, and sibling relationships may pertain more to men than to women".
While the focal point of neocon derision centers around Hagel's stance on Israel, more recent analysis indicates that anti-Hagel sentiment might pertain more to his plans for the defense budget.
"Wolf," meanwhile, explores issues that pertain more to the middle-aged men they've since become: how do we protect our families, how do we look to the future?
While the image was inspired by Titian's "Sacred and Profane Love," the juxtaposition of the nude and the clothed pertained more immediately to a burgeoning ethos of naturalism and erotic freedom that was enthusiastically embraced not only by artists but also by a newly prosperous mass society.
