The phrase "amount of less" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not typically used because "amount" and "less" do not logically pair together in standard expressions.
Example: "The amount of less time we have to complete the project is concerning."
Alternatives: "less quantity" or "reduced amount".
Cue amorous encounters, and surely a fair amount of less than amorous contact.
An amount of less than $600bn could well be viewed negatively by the markets as not enough.
For the amount of less than desirable three-letter words, I would have hoped for a better theme, at least.
A Wall Street Journal article in July said the private equity firm paid "a nominal amount, of less than $50 million," when it bought the paper in 2009.
All the famous pieces are here, along with a good amount of less well-known work, like the diary that Orwell kept during the war; his account of a visit to Morocco; and the scarifying review he wrote in this magazine of Graham Greene's "The Heart of the Matter".
A longer duration of the reaction, however, yielded a larger amount of less crystallized regions within BCx.
Ericsson said it sold fewer lucrative network upgrades in the quarter and a larger amount of less-profitable networks, where it had to cut prices to fend off its competitors.
While this generated a considerable amount of less-structured data, it allowed patients to express their opinions about the student clerkship and prior experience with medical students in their region.
Ms. Payne said 80percentt of the donations were in amounts of less than $200.
The total amounted to a hundred thousand dollars, which she then deposited in amounts of less than ten thousand dollars.
California law allows for the prescription and possession of medical marijuana in amounts of less than eight ounces.
