This is a tough grammar rule, because, well, folks are on both sides of the fence about it. When do you use "more than" instead of "over" to mean "in excess of"? For a long time, American journalists argued that "more than" should always be used before a numeral. For example, "There are more than 100 people in line." The consent now is to use whichever sounds better in the sentence. Here's an obvious example: "There was over one suggestion for how to fix the problem." That sounds sort of silly, doesn't it? "There was more than one suggestion for how to fix the problem" sounds a lot better. So, though "more than" is typically used in front of a number, when in doubt, choose whichever you prefer. How's that for rule bending?
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