The phrase "amounts to secure" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, as it lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The total costs amounts to secure funding for the project."
Alternatives: "equates to securing" or "results in securing".
"We actually did a tremendous amount to secure the high end of computers," he said.
"Foodbank uses this modest amount to secure more than $8m worth of essential food for hungry Australians.
But in principle, the government expects Americans to spend a sizable amount to secure minimum essential coverage and indeed is prepared to use taxpayer funds to subsidize a considerable portion of that premium burden for those at the lowest end of the income scale.
"The deposit amount to secure the card could be as little as $250 to $300," says Dana Twight, a financial advisor on NerdWallet's Ask an Advisor platform.
Potential buyers were made to feel that acquiring a Beyeler picture amounted to securing a badge of cultural honor.
Those serious solutions amount to "securing the border" in the same vague but absolutist way that Trump would, in addition to imposing immigration standards that would not have applied to either of his parents.
On Sunday, when Zimmerman's family members came up with the $15,000 -- 10% of the total bond amount -- needed to secure Zimmerman's release with a bail bond, they used $5,000 of the money raised on the website, O'Mara said.
That proposal was made after lawmakers rejected a plan earlier in the week to tax insured deposits to help raise the amount needed to secure the bailout.
Again, to quote Mr. Bernanke: "The company's available collateral fell well short of the amount needed to secure a Federal Reserve loan of sufficient size to meet its funding needs".
The Senate bill spends huge amounts of money to secure the border.
