是不是指：數(shù)量不少的?
A few hours after her speech -- which was free of attacks on Obama's fall opponent -- McCain aide Michael Goldfarb wrote on the campaign's official blog that "there is a genuine affection for her here at McCain HQ.During her speech there was no small amount of pleading with the TV:'Don't do it,you can still win!' ".
no amount of有這樣一個意思：怎么(再多)也...不.懷疑no small amount of是否也有類似的用法?
感覺比較繞口,誰有空了,
顯然不是全無、毫不、一點也沒有，起碼這里不是這個意思。