Example sentences of "[verb] to more [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Whether this amounts to more than a row of beans these days is questionable . |
2 | But he has not convinced his hometown audience that the larger goal of the Gulf war — the crafting of a new world order — amounts to more than a string of words . |
3 | Group size is very small , rarely amounting to more than a singleton or a mother with a dependent infant . |
4 | Regretting ‘ that he had no power to send him to prison without the option of a fine ’ , the magistrate imposed a fine of 40 shillings ( probably amounting to more than a month 's wages ) or twenty-one days ' hard labour . |
5 | Her book sales amounted to more than a quarter of a million . |
6 | A failure to understand this essential point could lead to more than a trade war . |