The phrase "amount of diligence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the level or degree of effort and care someone puts into a task or responsibility.
Example: "The success of the project depended on the amount of diligence the team applied to their research and planning."
Alternatives: "level of diligence" or "degree of diligence".
I watch our home's security with a fair amount of diligence, but I'm otherwise as complacent about this realm of home maintenance as I am about everything else around the place.
The amount of diligence and production volume we've spent makes it so much better than Crysis.
VCs and angels tend to do a tremendous amount of diligence on a company and founders before investing.
When they asked me questions, I had already had a lot of similar thoughts and it validated the amount of diligence we put into the product.
However the judge ruled plaintiffs could continue with claims NTG engaged in malicious prosecution for pursuing a lawsuit without "the slightest amount of diligence" and failing to make its client available for depositions.
On Sunday, September 14 , 2008 Britain's Financial Services Administration, "concluded based on the amount of diligence, the risk profile, and the lack of any assistance from the U.S. that they were not going to let it proceed".
"The complainant should immediately rescind its complaint, and issue an apology to both Mr. Walton and the Federal Election Commission for its filing of a baseless complaint that, with the application of even a small amount of research diligence, should have never been filed".
"We did an extraordinary amount of due diligence.
"They've done a fair amount of due diligence," said Mr. Brown, the hedge fund manager and Bank of America critic.
"An abundant amount of due diligence was done with investment bankers and lawyers and energy consultants," Mr. Bramblett said.
Though they rarely acquired other S.&L.'s, when they did, they undertook a tremendous amount of due diligence.
