0An ongoing or lingering pandemic may 01b01i00amount to02i02b00 a humanitarian crisis, especially where there are increasing levels of virulence, or rates of infection as in the case of AIDS, bird flu or Tuberculosis. 02br 02br 00Can "amount to" be replaced with "lead to" without changing the meaning?02br 02br 00Thanks!0-
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0No, it means "may be" "may constitute" "could be" "may be equal to" 0-
— Marius Hancu
0No, it means "may be" "may constitute" "could be" "may be equal to" 0-
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