Sentence examples for amount to admitting from inspiring English sources

But, convinced of their Manifest Destiny in Asia, they wouldn't agree to Washington's demand for a withdrawal from mainland China, which would amount to admitting defeat in a war that had exacted a huge price.

Several paintings were allowed to sell far below the lower end of the estimate, which amounts to admitting that the estimates were pitched too high.

Smart and Whittaker's defence amounted to admitting they had been out for dinner with a Paddy Power PR the day before, who for good measure also ensured that "we got to go to see Chelsea play again".

Clips of the exchange between Giuliani and Pirro quickly went viral Saturday night, with some claiming that Giuliani's statement amounted to admitting Trump's intent had been to institute a ban based on religion.

Admitting algebraic values that are neither designated nor antidesignated amounts to admitting in addition to the logical values true and false the third logical value neither true nor false, so that being false is distinguished from not being true.

This amounts to admitting infinite explanatory and metaphysical dependence chains, but, since no decisive arguments against such chains exist, the externalist regress should not be viewed as vicious (Orilia 2006a, §7).

Resigning the governorship also would have amounted to admitting to the Democrats' charges that he only sought the office to help Taylor win the presidency.

This amounts to admitting to the crime, but arguing that a mental disorder prevented you from appreciating the nature or quality of the act, or from understanding the act is wrong.*.*

Bush campaign spokeswoman Kristy Campbell responded to Sadosky's tweet on Monday, implying that it amounted to Conservative Solutions PAC admitting responsibility for the flyers.

It takes a certain amount of strength to admit your weaknesses.

Despite the pathetic (relative to what I could have made in screenwriting or TV) amount, I have to admit I was flattered.