Example sentences of "amount [prep] nothing [det] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This amounts to nothing less than the extension of the nomenklatura system to intrabloc relations . |
| 2 | Remove " the tough talk , all the swagger and the patriotic posturing " , he said , " and protectionism amounts to nothing more than a smokescreen for a country that 's running scared " . |
| 3 | Equally , however , there may be some circumstances where ‘ strong ’ government amounts to nothing more than the power to force upon the country crass , stupid and mistaken policies lacking even the virtue of endorsement by a majority of , presumably , misguided electors . |
| 4 | The alchemist 's work amounted to nothing less than the redemption of the physical world . |
| 5 | The special nature of the facts of the case mean that it has a very narrow reading and for this reason might amount to nothing more than an amalgam of common law duties not to be dishonest . |