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amounts to the sort of pressure

mikeinbaby

mikeinbaby

Taiwan

None of this amounts to the sort of pressure that will make the al-Assad regime buckle, especially when it perceives as divided both internal opposition and the international community.


What’s mean “amounts to the sort of pressure.....”?


I guess that means none type of pressure as big as this to syria and the pressure would made the regime collapse. Is that right?


Is buckle means collapse in this sentence?

03:07 AM Feb 09 2012 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Hi! Yes, “buckle” means collapse. “Amounts to the sort of pressure” here means “equals enough pressure” or “is enough pressure.” In other words, none of the pressure is enough to make the regime collapse.


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07:01 PM Feb 11 2012 |