Sentence examples for amounted to was from inspiring English sources

The phrase "amounted to was" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two phrases that do not logically fit together.
Example: "The total cost amounted to was higher than expected."
Alternatives: "amounted to" or "was equivalent to".

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"But all it amounted to was a difference of opinion.

What this badness amounted to was an overwhelming desire to cross-dress.

Basically, what it amounted to was a lot of dust and racket.

But what "borking" really amounted to was holding the nominee's vigorously expressed views up to the light for public inspection.

What the Arnold platform really amounted to was a steroid-inflated codification of the trust-me paternalism of Disney's Celebration.

What it all amounted to was a mildly entertaining but disorganized and overcrowded sampler that would have been more coherent had it limited its time frame.

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Quite what these "intelligence reports" amounted to is unclear.

Not doing so almost amounted to being negligent.

Analysts said her role amounted to being a "group ambassador" with few direct responsibilities.

"What it amounts to is a window into his temperament".

"What it really amounts to is exploration," the president said.

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