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The phrase "amount to damage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the extent or degree of harm or loss caused by an action or event.
Example: "The negligence of the contractor may amount to damage that requires significant repairs."
Alternatives: "constitute damage" or "result in damage".
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In A (a juvenile) v. R (1978), the defendant spat on a police officer's raincoat, which was easily wiped clean; it was held that this did not amount to damage within the 1971 Act.
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All in all, that could amount to damages in the tens of millions of dollars, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
Even sympathizers of the administration said Mr. Bush's trip amounted to damage control.
Dr. van Kooyk's work suggests that the newly detected molecule's protection provides an efficient mechanism for a small amount of H.I.V. to enter, survive and then amplify in large amounts to damage the immune system and create AIDS.
— Mr. Feinberg will start making lump sum payments for what amounts to damages.
The SPLC said it hasn't put a specific dollar amount to the damages it is seeking against Anglin. .
Owner cites a liquidated damages amount to cover the estimated damages that will be sustained if the Project is completed late.
Farther north, in Sonora, cotton crops damaged by Janet were estimated to amount to $12 million in damages.
While crop damage amounted to $1 million, property damage amounted to $1.5 million.
We assumed that the clinical benefits of MIS approaches would therefore be likely to be correlated to the amount of damage to this muscle.
There is also scientific evidence that fluoride in large amounts can lead to damage to health.
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