The phrase "a lofty declaration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a statement or announcement that is grand, elevated, or ambitious in nature.
Example: "The president made a lofty declaration about the nation's commitment to environmental sustainability during the summit."
Alternatives: "an elevated statement" or "a grand proclamation".
It takes a lot of moxie to open a piece of serious criticism with such a lofty declaration of the obvious, offered in praise, without sarcasm or irony.
What makes matters worse, she titles this piece "Time and the River" (1999), a lofty declaration of deep thought, which leads one to believe that the work carries some sort of revelation, which it does not.
Orr's calling the shots, and he's made his lofty declaration: Pensioners must accept "significant cuts" to their benefits, because pending contributions "will not be made". As Reuters Felix Salmonn observes, the city's bondholders won't take a loss.
Yet, despite a lot of lip service on the part of officials, the actual policies implemented do not reflect those lofty declarations, with a special disconnection occurring between the actions and policies of the ministries of agriculture and environment.
The New Peace does not mean lofty declarations and presumptuous vows, but a pragmatic, gradual process whereby the New Arabs and the New Israelis will acknowledge their mutual needs and interests.
His followers are more inclined to issue lofty declarations than to take to the streets.
IF THE European Union could pave its path to power in the world with good intentions, then the lofty declarations on European defence at NATO's recent summit in Washington, the war in Kosovo and the post-war challenge of once and for all de-balkanising the Balkans could soon cast Europe in a more impressive light.
Lofty declarations of old universals such as secularism, omniscience or transcendence will not do, partly because multiculturalism has exposed their limits, but mainly because even the most high-minded Guardian readers fall well short of basing daily practice on these ideals.
Sadly, McDonnell was the not the first governor of his state to explicitly omit slavery from lofty declarations.
But many global experts bemoaned that by agreeing to such ambitious goals without concrete funding commitments or action plans, the lofty declarations could never become reality.
