Example sentences of "amount to a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For it is assumed that God , who is conceived in highly anthropomorphic terms , has given what amounts to a blueprint to humanity as to what His will may be . |
| 2 | At common law it may be unlawful as amounting to a trespass to the highway , or a public or private nuisance , or as involving the inducement or procuring of a breach of contract . |
| 3 | In order to amount to a gift to an individual the property transferred by the donor must : 1 . |
| 4 | It should be possible to take breaches of agreements before the International Court of Justice or , when they amount to a threat to peace , before the Security Council . |
| 5 | In 1931 the Macmillan Committee defined the so-called Macmillan gap , which amounted to a plea to clearing banks to provide more long-term financial assistance to manufacturing industry , especially to medium-sized firms . |
| 6 | It may be argued that the use of premises as a disco or late-night entertainment venue , especially if such premises are in a residential area , may amount to a nuisance to adjoining occupiers . |