The phrase "amount to a large" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It could be used in a context where you are discussing a quantity or significance, but it needs to be followed by a noun or a complete thought.
Example: "The expenses amount to a large sum that we need to address."
Alternatives: "total a significant" or "equate to a considerable".
All the sentences are like that, small masterpieces that amount to a large one.
"I advise patients that these detox programs amount to a large quantity of excrement, both literally and figuratively".
The energy lost by these heavier particles can amount to a large fraction of the energy from the supernova explosion, resulting in a slower shock velocity.
The proposals would amount to a large federal subsidy for the industry, but insurance executives said most of the money would be passed on to doctors, hospitals and others who provide health care.
With more than 160,000 American troops now in Iraq, the withdrawal in January of one brigade, roughly 3,500 to 4,500 troops, would not amount to a large drain on General Petraeus's forces.
Wills remain important in the civil-law systems, however, both because the disposable share of the estate may amount to a large monetary sum and because the statutory share of the heirs tends to be viewed in monetary terms.
A number of judges complained that the policy would amount to a large-scale violation of privacy.
In some ways, what is happening in Los Angeles will amount to a larger version of the New Jersey/Pennsylvania experiment that Card and Krueger wrote about all those years ago.
The amount invested is about $40 per ton, comparable in amount to a larger landfill in southern Canada, but woefully inadequate in the Arctic where the cost of logistics and labor typically doubles.
The amount invested is about $40 per tonne, comparable in amount to a larger landfill in southern Canada, but woefully inadequate in the Arctic where the cost of logistics and labour typically doubles.
