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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mediocre amount of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quantity that is neither particularly good nor particularly bad, suggesting an average or unremarkable level.
Example: "The project received a mediocre amount of funding, which limited its potential for success."
Alternatives: "an average amount of" or "a modest amount of".
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So is this a mediocre amount of underemployment?
For example, some countries may perform well because of the favorable environment, such as better governance, while other countries may deliver a mediocre amount of HIV/AIDS services under a harsh environment.
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This year, as of April, board members had contributed $6.8 million outside of special events, a mediocre amount for a New York cultural institution of City Opera's size.
Many curators would say that they do, but, as any Chelsea gallery-goer can attest, a vast amount of mediocre art is being shown these days, and some of it commands absurdly high prices at auction.
A.J. Jenkins, Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers — A run-heavy team and a mediocre quarterback limit the amount of quality targets a receiver can have in San Francisco.
"So I became a very mediocre pianist who knew a huge amount of music".
You may write a mediocre column or make a mediocre speech or propose a mediocre piece of legislation, but others argue with you, correct you and introduce elements you never thought of.
Most prominent is Brion Gysin, a mediocre artist of calligraphic abstractions.
That's a mediocre bottle of wine for our leaders.
Perry is a mediocre muddle of an artist – yet mediocre muddle is apparently what modern Britain admires.
President Obama had a mediocre day of polling in the battleground states.
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