Example sentences of "amount [prep] [noun sg] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No amount of rationalization can avoid the moment of choice each of us brings to our situation here on the planet . |
| 2 | Reducing the output of chemicals and the corresponding amount of pollution would allow society to make some people better off without making anyone worse off . |
| 3 | A distinction is made between sales negotiations , where a certain amount of bargaining may take place , and pure selling , where the salesman is given no freedom to bargain . |
| 4 | CDs have a much more absolute restriction which no amount of optimisation can avoid . |
| 5 | A small amount of Lentizol can kill and a wrong dose of Stelazine can cause serious side effects . |
| 6 | This was supposed to be a celebration of American Independence Day , but no amount of make-believe could disguise the fact that it was a wet weekend in Oxfordshire . |
| 7 | They also wanted some data at higher current densities , , but were nervous that increasing the amount of current could lead to another disaster — the vaporised palladium block still haunted Fleischmann — so they decided to achieve this by keeping the total currents approximately unchanged but using rods that were only 1.25 cm long instead of 10 cm , the effect being to increase the current density eightfold . |
| 8 | At the beginning of the annual costing exercises there is usually a significant gap between the targets set by the Treasury and the genuine requirements of the Services , which no amount of discounting can bridge . |
| 9 | We believe there 's a perfectly adequate and scenic footpath which with a small amount of adaptation could do the job perfectly well |
| 10 | Even this amount of work will cost them £420 but , if nothing is done , chairman Peter Hobbs warned ‘ The mound will become a bigger and bigger eyesore . ’ |
| 11 | The mirror image of a helix is a precise replica of it except that no amount of turning will allow you to superimpose one on the other . |
| 12 | Tests have proven that a room where there is a reasonable amount of humidity will retain human impulses for up to four days in such vapour banks . |
| 13 | April 's pursuing compensation though no amount of mony can make up for what she 's lost . |
| 14 | Furthermore , improved material circumstances for most older people are a prerequisite ; no amount of activity will promote changes in behaviour and attitudes if the target group has inadequate material resources with which to change their lifestyle . |
| 15 | Convinced that no amount of prosperity could compensate for appalling living conditions , Napoleon II resolved to sweep away this insalubrious heartland in order to create light , air , cleanliness and ease of movement . |
| 16 | If the stitches are transferred in only one direction all the time the finished work will have a terrible bias which no amount of blocking will eliminate and it will also develop curved side seams . |
| 17 | I would only add that although the behaviour of some of our major construction companies is a little short of criminal in some cases , no amount of legislation will change things unless subcontractors are prepared to band together and take a much firmer stance against some of their tactics ( they could start by employing members of the Institute perhaps ) . |
| 18 | Francis , who is delighted to have tied his Swedish star to a new three-and-a-half-year contract , added : ‘ No amount of money would budge Roland from Hillsborough . |
| 19 | And , ultimately , you 're bound to realise that this amount of money would go a long , long way towards buying your own small PA system — cabs , mixer amp , processor , parametric , vocal mike and all . |
| 20 | ‘ Compared to many other parts of Europe , property in Portugal is relatively low-priced so the extra amount of money would lift you into a different , far higher bracket . |
| 21 | However , even if governments were prepared to spend more of their gross national product on health-care facilities , while the incidence of complications from the sexually transmitted diseases might decline , no amount of money would have a significant effect on the prevalence of these diseases unless it could be used to alter people 's attitudes and behaviour . |
| 22 | No amount of money would have stopped them , or is that if there was Laura Ashley on the walls they would n't bother spraying it ? |
| 23 | Notwithstanding the fact that this amount of money would buy you any amount of glossy varnish , cheap gold plating , plastic pearl and flamed-maple veneer , these German-made acoustics appear exceptional value . |
| 24 | Again Wexford thought of the mongol whose fate no amount of money could change . |
| 25 | Shaken to have found herself so suddenly envious of Liz 's happy home life , and startled to realise that no amount of money could create these comfortable surroundings , Laura was jerked back to reality by the sound of Ross 's voice . |
| 26 | She only had to shake a hand to increase the revenue and bring more publicity to the organization than any amount of money could buy . |
| 27 | With the wife of his dreams back by his side , and the blessing of two healthy young sons , he now possessed treasures that no amount of money could buy . |
| 28 | I approved of Paddy Ashdown 's commitment to spending more on education — but then no amount of money will make education good if the unions and the race relations industry are running the show . |
| 29 | Money and medical services can make a person 's life less miserable , but no amount of money can compensate for a crippled player 's loss of freedom . |
| 30 | No amount of money can compensate for being bedridden or a semi-invalid . |