The phrase "authorities amounts" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate concepts, but without context, it is unclear how it could be used.
Example: "The authorities' amounts of funding for the project were insufficient."
Alternatives: "authorities' figures" or "amounts from the authorities".
As Judge Gonzalez Ramos aptly noted, the expensive hoops that a Texas citizen must jump through to obtain a birth certificate and present it to the voter-registration authorities amount to a poll tax.
The world's largest company was presented with the huge bill after the European commission ruled that a sweetheart tax deal between Apple and the Irish tax authorities amounted to illegal state aid.
The money, to be doled out over the next two years, will provide legal representation to 2,600 children who were unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian when apprehended by authorities, amounting to more than $3,460 per child.
As well as dealing with flagging iPhone sales, Apple has been hit with a record-breaking demand to repay Ireland €13bn in back taxes after the European commission ruled that a sweetheart tax deal between Apple and the Irish tax authorities amounted to illegal state aid.
In opening arguments at the trial of Joaquín Guzmán, known as El Chapo, Assistant United States Attorney Adam Fels told the jury that the shipments seized from Mr. Guzmán's cartel by American authorities amounted to "more than a line of cocaine for every single person in the United States" — an image that conveys the power of this $14 billion drug boss.
Whether it's correctly called a movement, a backlash or political theater, state declarations of their rights — or in some cases denunciations of federal authority, amounting to the same thing — are on a roll.
After the Palestinian state was admitted in October as a member of UNESCO, the Israeli government froze value-added tax (VAT) and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority, amounting to about two-thirds of its annual income.
James Baker, speaking for George W. Bush, dubs the Florida justices' decision an illegal usurpation of authority amounting to a "judicial fiat" and threatens to summon the Florida Legislature to overrule the court.
Much-needed foreign aid has been recalled by the United States, with other governments threatening to do the same, while Israel is withholding tax revenues owed to the Palestinian Authority amounting to some $52m£30m0m) a month.
