The total population of Istanbul amounted to 570,000 by the end of the 18th century.

Today's move amounted to a pre-emptive strike by the Administration.

This amounted to reduction in domestic oil supply by 8% at that time.

However, this amounts to less than one percent by mass in an average shale.

Anything short of that amounts to little more than a public relations stunt by the pharmaceutical industry.

This amounted to profiling by religion and nationality, they said.

I can always size up what a man's religion amounts to by the kind of dog he keeps.

This medical treatment amounted to £150 a year with 2 guineas per school visit by the physician.

Personally, I would say it almost amounted to the annexation of one country by another.

It amounts to the institutionalisation of human rights abuses by the government.