The phrase "a great statement of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that effectively expresses an idea, belief, or principle.
Example: "The speech was a great statement of the values we hold dear as a community."
Alternatives: "an excellent expression of" or "a powerful declaration of".
"I love the badges of the old Singapore playgrounds from the 1970s and 80s – these playgrounds were all wiped out, so it's a great statement of how things have changed," says Lua. thelittledromstore.com.com
When she said that she "would not make windows into men's souls" it seemed to be a great statement of tolerance, but it was in fact exactly the same as the Chinese policy: think what you like, providing you never dare act on it.
On the signing of Hock, Betts said: "It's a great statement of intent from the club.
"I'm pleased for the fans, the players and everybody because that's a great statement of intent.
"First of all people want them, secondly it creates jobs and thirdly it's a great statement of confidence in Britain as a place in which to invest.
"This is a very strong decision and a strong statement of who we are as a country, that everywhere in America now, members of the LGBT community are afforded full marriage equality, and it's a great statement of our values".
Nobody has made a greater statement of colorblindness in sports than the French, unless it is the Dutch with their marvelous integration of Surinamese descendants like Ruud Gullit.
For all Di Canio's desperate eloquence, the stampede of the Sunderland fans to the exits was a greater statement of intent.
There's no doubt Curfew is a gorgeous and extremely well-made picture, and its Oscar win makes a great statement about the continuing importance of short independent projects within the larger entertainment industry.
It was, in its way, Poitier's last great statement of belief, an assertion of his right to be a person on film.
Rowan Williams puts Puddleglum's "great statement of faith" thus: "He isn't saying it doesn't matter whether it's true or not.
