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"We are sure that school and college leaders will also welcome the administrative savings made possible as a result of this change, although this will only amount to a drop in the ocean compared to the funding pressures they remain under," he added.

From BBC

He said: "The fact that the perpetrator's case was not handled as well as it should have been in Prevent does not of itself amount to any evidence that Sir David's death was possibly or probably preventable five years later had his case been handled better."

From BBC

Your friend’s sister and the “personal representative” — likely, the executor of the will who is representing your friend’s wishes as set out in his will — sharing the same lawyer would only amount to a conflict of interest for the attorney in question if the sister files a lawsuit to contest the will.

From MarketWatch

Critics say this mothballing will amount to a death warrant, and have asked San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to give the fountain another chance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the extent of the demonstrations, most of the experts who spoke to the BBC said they do not yet amount to an existential threat to the state.

From BBC