1.   A refusal to answer questions for example, could, in the absence of reasonable excuse, amount to contempt of court.

2.   But in the brilliant twilight at Dodger Stadium, the young pitcher got what amounts to a complete makeover.

3.   Darwin considered that male traits were strengthened by use and were transmitted in greater amounts to male offspring.

4.   Here, each individual act or continuing infraction May not amount to a significant harm of itself.

5.   In what amounts to the biggest trade in the history of team sports, not a single player changes cities.

6.   Since it formed a halo over the puck, did that amount to the same thing?

7.   Tests indicate that the increased calorie content of the faeces amounts to nearly ten percent when people follow high-fibre diets.

8.   That is a hefty hike when the rest of government is living under what amounts to a freeze.

9.   The articles amount to premature judgment of an issue that has yet to be subjected to valid peer review.

10.   The fact that he said he was sorry after the accident amounts to a confession of guilt.