The phrase "a specific amount in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a particular quantity of something, often in the context of money or measurements.
Example: "The project requires a specific amount in funding to proceed."
Alternatives: "a precise quantity in" or "an exact sum in".
We're going to improve by a specific amount in a precise timeframe.
Performance bonuses are often thrown into the mix, too, though it can be tough to get an employer to promise a specific amount in writing.
White House officials have not said what Mr. Obama's jobs bill would cost, and they did not say on Sunday if he would mention a specific amount in Wednesday's address.
It doesn't seek a specific amount in damages, but wants the court to ban Adidas from sponsoring men's college basketball teams.
While the case, filed by Jackson's mother and three children, does not seek a specific amount in damages, it could be worth millions, even billions.
Although Rodriguez does not ask for a specific amount in damages, the suit claims that Selig and MLB have improperly interfered with Rodriguez's contractual relationship with the Yankees, putting tens of millions in salary and bonuses at risk.
Leaders may need to relinquish the idea that putting in a specific amount of time in the office proves a strong work ethic.
At a density of 90%, cells were transfected using branched polyethylenimine (bPEI, 10 μM, Sigma-Aldrich) with 5 μg pVSV-G, 15 μg pNL4 3.Luc.R−.E− and a specific amount of Vpr-IN-FP-encoding plasmid.
The CIA official, Alan Foley, said he told a member of Rice's staff, Robert Joseph, that the CIA objected to mentioning a specific African country -- Niger -- and a specific amount of uranium in Bush's State of the Union address.
It was the system by which the world's main currencies were guaranteed by holdings of gold at the central banks, so that a bearer of currency could take money to the bank and demand a specific amount of gold in return.
One caller asked the executives if the company was looking to maintain a specific amount of cash in the bank to ensure its fiscal well-being.
