amount to

Example Sentences

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Still, many in the industry believe the lull will amount to little more than a bump in the road.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics say the strikes amount to extrajudicial killings and are unnerving U.S. allies who are increasingly wary of sharing intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Short-term market gyrations rarely amount to more than statistical noise, and when they do represent something more than noise, they more often than not lead you astray.

From MarketWatch

But he’s more of a Don Quixote tilting at windmills because his solutions amount to the same level of self-delusion.

From Salon

What makes these allegations particularly concerning is that, if accurate, they’d amount to an established firm erecting barriers to entry to a smaller competitor—classic anticompetitive behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal