Sentence examples for approaching the amount from inspiring English sources

That revenue is "rapidly approaching" the amount earned through advertising and subscriptions, she added.

It was "approaching" the amount New Zealand spends on anti-corruption.

Globally, wetlands store an estimated 300 billion to 700 billion tons of carbon, approaching the amount of carbon present in the atmosphere.

Maribel is primarily a magic user: with low starting physical statistics, and an early lack of powerful weapons available for her use, it takes a good deal of time before she can do anything approaching the amount of physical damage inflicted by some of the other characters.

Even at a 10% limit, said Branca, a can of sugar-sweetened drink "approaches the amount that is acceptable for an adult.

And defending a lawsuit is often not financially worthwhile, as the cost of a lawyer can approach the amount the school is demanding.

If an opponent's point total approaches the amount needed for victory, look for good players to toss out strategically placed shots that score points and try to forcefully drive the opposition's discs off the court.

This amount is approaching the total public health budget in Australia of AU$2265 million.

For some types of asset the ECB is approaching the maximum amount it wants to hold - to avoid distorting the market too much.

Stormzy must now be approaching the maximum amount of peng tings allowed.

The struggling automaker's estimated cash availability during the remainder of 2008 will approach the minimum amount necessary to operate its business.