Sentence examples for was to amount from inspiring English sources

But this was to amount to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

There was never a doubt that I must always look towards Mecca if I was to amount to anything worthwhile in this world.

"There was never a doubt," he writes in a sentence that shows the amplitude of the Muslim identity, "that I must always look to Mecca if I was to amount to anything worthwhile in the world", and in another, suggestive of the human need both for solitude and togetherness, "to be at Mecca is the taproot of individual identity and the common link of an entire worldwide community".

But if this pledge is to amount to anything, everyone will need to work harder, including the Europeans.

First, we investigated how sensitive the method is to amount and density of the scribbles.

The detention itself was found to amount to inhuman or degrading treatment.

One: I was going to amount to nothing.

The second one was to make X amount of money.

This was to limit the amount paid to the customer.

Government funding under discussion is thought to amount to £120,000.

This is expected to amount to £1m-£2m for DMGT.