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The phrase "amount to a severe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the significance or seriousness of a situation or action, often in a negative context.
Example: "The lack of safety measures in the workplace may amount to a severe risk for employees."
Alternatives: "constitute a serious" or "result in a significant".
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Many have also argued that the surgery requirements amount to a severe financial barrier due to the cost of such procedures.
On the other hand, watching your house from a public street does not violate positive law; while it may be a bit creepy, it does not amount to a severe invasion of your privacy.
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China has repeatedly demanded Meng's release and said Ottawa's decision last week amounted to a "severe political incident".
But the current situation, according to Collins's high court ruling, "does not go as far as [a ban] but … it amounts to a severe restriction on possession or acquisition of books which a prisoner can treat as his or her own".
Members of the committee, which governs the discipline of AMs, agreed the video was "unacceptable" and amounted to a severe breach of the code of conduct.
This may be true, but without adequate staff the requirement amounts to a severe rationing of quality; in all likelihood this has a lot more to do with the Deepwater Horizon disaster than supposed MMS corruption or coziness between staffers and the oil industry.
"What has taken place in Orange County amounts to a severe stain on the integrity of the justice system," Fernandez said.
"As a result, Florida's statutory framework completely disenfranchises thousands of voters, and amounts to a severe burden on the right to vote". Oct. 10, 2016, 1 53 p.m.
The intervention by the London mayor, which he had promised last week would amount to a "deafening éclat", marks a severe blow to the remain campaign and will transform the fortunes of the leave campaign.
This amounts to a pretty severe HR headache.
The six years in prison she has just completed amount to the most severe punishment of a whistleblower in the modern era.
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