The phrase "a bad amount of" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward to some readers.
It can be used informally to express dissatisfaction with the quantity of something, but it is better to use more precise language.
Example: "I think we have a bad amount of paperwork to complete before the deadline."
Alternatives: "an excessive amount of" or "a poor quantity of".
But 85,000 apps isn't a bad amount of apps for a new platform.
Not a bad amount of stage time for a first time MWC attendee and a mobile upstart that hasn't sold a single handset yet because it's still busy making its first phone.
Unfortunately, I doubt that many of her friends' parents will install the app thanks to the current narrative that any amount of social media for children is a bad amount of social media; that kids shouldn't be using social media – period; that kids don't know how to behave online, so banning apps is the right solution, not just setting limits on screen time while prioritizing in-person play time.
Increasingly, bad online hygiene coupled with bad luck exposes a fair amount of bad behavior.
– an eventful life, with bad luck and a certain amount of bad living etched into it.
A LOT of bad luck and a fair amount of bad management have combined to take the gloss off this year's onslaught on the Afghan drug trade, conducted at a cost of close to $1 billion.
But being uncomfortable isn't all bad: a moderate amount of intensity in the sessions is an important ingredient in change.
This is not a bad thing; a certain amount of expertise must be acquired before one can relax and immerse oneself in fish and fishing and the natural world without worrying about the mechanics.
We've had such a tough season with an unbelievable amount of bad luck.
But for a person infected in 2009 to die of AIDS in the future would probably require a substantial amount of bad judgment or bad luck: the medications, if properly prescribed and properly taken, appear almost infallible.
If the software is bad, no amount of decision-making in a mahogany-paneled board room is going to change it.
