The phrase "amount of defence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the level or quantity of protection or support provided in a particular context, such as legal, military, or personal situations.
Example: "The amount of defence presented in the case was insufficient to convince the jury of the defendant's innocence."
Alternatives: "level of protection" or "degree of defence".
Given current political realities, the reallocation of any significant amount of defence spending towards infrastructure investment seems extremely unlikely.
The amount of defence we went through was enormous.
Hull KR coach Craig Sandercock: "It was a courageous and gutsy win and the amount of defence we did on our own line in the second half was unbelievable.
"Bradford are a hard-working team and were never going to give us any free passages, but as a team we felt if we were patient and didn't panic about the scoreline or the conditions or amount of defence we had to do we would be ok".
When learning has taken place, it may be profitable for the prey to reduce the amount of defence chemical released.
Even though naïve predators are not a problem only for the initial evolution of aposematism, the cost of secreting excessive amounts of defence chemicals may outweigh the cost of the odd naïve predator, as mentioned.
As a consequence, high amounts of defence proteins are produced following a 2,4-D treatment, as shown in grapevine cultures [ 39].
A significant amount of the defence procurement budget goes on this kind of war-fighting equipment – attack submarines, aircraft carriers and combat aircraft, not to mention the nuclear deterrent.
If you think about the way Modern and contemporary art was received in the 19th century, there was always a tremendous amount of critical defence and attack, far more than is the case today".
"Not all Nato partners would be happy if Germany spent the second-largest amount on defence after the United States," said Rainer Arnold, a member of the German parliament's defence committee from the Social Democratic party.
"This is the highest amount of Russian air defence equipment in eastern Ukraine since August".
