Sentence examples for amounts to an error from inspiring English sources

If the antirealist goes so far as to deny that the requisite conditions are ever met, his position amounts to an "error theory," according to which statements of the problematic kind are systematically false.

They found that the judges had used far higher standards of proof than were needed for an arrest warrant, and that the dismissal of the prosecutor's genocide charges therefore amounted to an "error or law".

Today Lord Justice Goldring, sitting with two other judges, quashed Sir Robert's decision, saying: "I am driven to the conclusion that the weight the coroner gave to the views of the Secretary of State was insufficient and amounted to an error of law".

Each time, it amounted to an error in my favor of mid four figures.

If $853 million of them may have been misdirected — and that is not clear, since all we know is that the SSNs weren't on file — it would amount to an error rate of less than 1/100 of one percent.

Still, according to the economy and trade minister, Naftali Bennett, issuing new bills without representing Sephardics amounts to an unforced error.

The lawsuit is based on what amounts to a typographical error.

Still, it reeks of injustice that an athlete should lose a medal based on what amounts to a numerical error.

"This fine amounts to a rounding error for a corporation the size of BP," the environmental group said.

For each foot beyond the distance of a league-average longball (usually just under 400 feet) that any individual home run travels, an additional 0.06% of that batter's other line drives and outfield fly balls in that season become home runs (see chart).In most cases, this amounts to a rounding error.

I am quite sure that this is simply what amounts to a clerical error.