Anything less than total victory would 'amount to' failure/failing. [=would be the same as failure/failing]
They are not producing an adequate 'amount of' the drug. [=they are not producing enough of the drug]
We have 'any amount of' available resources. = We have a large 'amount of' available resources.
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