Example sentences of "it requires a [adj] amount " in BNC.

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1 Though many may wonder about the destructive theory , it requires a moderate amount of mathematical training to develop the conservation laws .
2 Manufacturing it requires a prohibitive amount of electricity , unless the electricity comes from cheap renewable sources , like photo-voltaic cells in the Sahara , where the sunlight is guaranteed even if the water to make the hydrogen is not .
3 This may not be downright evil , but in the absence of potential disbarments ( like possibly being a rubber doll ) it requires a considerable amount of bad faith .
4 But then it requires a fair amount of imagination to picture this place without seeing it .
5 A valve , or vacuum tube , looks like a typical electric light bulb , it requires a large amount of power for its operation , generates a considerable amount of heat and is generally found to be unreliable in operation .
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