The phrase "a statement represented" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how a particular statement is depicted or expressed in a certain form or medium.
Example: "In the report, a statement represented the company's financial status clearly and concisely."
Alternatives: "a depicted statement" or "a conveyed statement".
Thus the items consisted of two elements: the contributing factor (mainly at the beginning of the sentence) and a statement representing the process that may have been undergone, e.g. "Through the way the course was conducted (∼method) I see some of my troubles in a different way (∼self-re-evaluation)".
In the Arkansas poll conducted by Benenson Strategy Group, after hearing a statement representing both sides of the argument, support increased to a 19-point margin.
For Mexico, where government officials had consistently regarded any efforts to regulate the northward migration as an infringement on their people's fundamental rights, the statement represented a major philosophical shift.
Gen. Fred F. Woerner, a former commander of United States military forces in Latin America, said the statement represented a significant clarification of the administration's goal.
That last statement represented a rhetorical escalation.
Mr. Obama's statement represented a subtle, but significant shift, in American policy.
For each leader, the statement represented a culmination of processes unleashed by both personal vision and geopolitical pressure.
The statement represented a vindication for the Iranian opposition, whose leaders have long accused the government of covering up savage abuses during the postelection crackdown.
Speaking for the Islamic Circle of North America, Mr. Baig said the statement represented a shift, as the organization had not originally opposed the bombing, as long as there were no Afghan civilian casualties.
He said they should meet on Thursday after Cameron made his case to MPs for British involvement in airstrikes to decide on whether the prime minister's statement represented a credible political, diplomatic and military plan for Syria.
