Barbara Landes, Mr. Williams's wife and a printmaker, said the activity amounted to demolition by renovation.

What has this activity amounted to so far?

His close friend Thomas Hardy, the Society's Secretary, was prosecuted by the government (though without success) on the basis that such political activity amounted to treason.

When deciding whether an activity amounts to trading it is not relevant that the profits are intended to be used for charitable purposes.

Even though the Islanders controlled play in the opening period, their brisk activity amounted to only three shots on goal, all easy pickings for Jon Casey.

This activity in the region amounted to a total of 6,000 paid days off in 1985-6 (MMC 1987: 70).

That opinion could buttress a contention that Mr. Faso's activities amounted to lobbying.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he had ordered the Justice Department to begin an investigation into whether the activities amounted to criminal behavior.

The activity hardly amounts to a boom.

The stilted activity of a man 7 feet 4 inches tall amounted to itty-bitty steps, careful steps.