Sentence examples for can amount to something from inspiring English sources
Still, Rodney wants to prove he can amount to something.
The idea is to get users on a savings program -- pennies added up over time can amount to something big -- and grow those savings on the back of the stock market.
A spokesman for the prime minister called it "meaningless" and reiterated Mr Sharon's own oft-stated position that Palestinian reform can only amount to something if Mr Arafat relinquishes the reins of power.
Doing it well may simply involve a clearer focus and greater effort than in the past, because information now spreads much more quickly and companies feel the heat.So paying attention to CSR can amount to enlightened self-interest, something that over time will help to sustain profits for shareholders.
He told the court: "The wrong occurs, and can amount to cruelty, to make someone say something fundamentally at variance with their political opinion or religious views".
"Over the years, this can amount to a significant amount of money," Mr. Block said.
That is what amounts, or can amount, to a criminal offence," Ellis asserted.
Its report amounts to a series of small changes, which put together might amount to something bigger.
Chapters III.10 11 are dedicated to how the orator can 'bring things before one's eyes', which amounts to something like making the style more vivid.
