"a straightforward declaration of" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a statement or statementa that is clear, direct, and easy to understand. Example: The president's speech was a straightforward declaration of his plans to improve the economy.
"The triumph of this bloody terrorist, war-criminal and butcher is a straightforward declaration of war," echoed the organ of Syria's Baath Party.
Diep Tran, the chef and owner of Good Girl Dinette — a winsome spot in Los Angeles with a straightforward declaration of culinary intent: "American diner meets Vietnamese comfort food" — was the first to sing the praises to me of Red Boat, a brand of nuoc mam nhi, or first press, "extra virgin" fish sauce from the island of Phu Quoc.
Yet, even his actions were not a straightforward declaration of White House support for Brown.
The title of Maroon 5's fourth album is a straightforward declaration: owing to 8m sales of the 2011 single Moves Like Jagger, plus leader Adam Levine's stint as a judge on the US edition of The Voice, the public have seen rather a lot of this band lately.
For all its modesty, the ceremony was an unusually straightforward declaration of British confidence, in its founding principles and its institutions.
The house wines red, white, or pink bore the requisite bouquets of rose, soap, and graphite, a whiff of hay, a hint of Hooterville, though the menu remained mute about all this, sticking to straightforward declarations of hue.
The house wines — red, white, or pink — bore the requisite bouquets of rose, soap, and graphite, a whiff of hay, a hint of Hooterville, though the menu remained mute about all this, sticking to straightforward declarations of hue.
This technique takes lyrics that are often straightforward declarations of love and identity and gives them power.
The 46-year-old singer goes all in in the R&B track, forgoing euphemism for straightforward declarations of his desire to get down with his woman "with the lights on".
And while I personally share DeLong's perspective on basic economic realities, any straightforward declaration from an expert on how the future will unfold (including from DeLong's intellectual stablemate, Paul Krugman, who as far as I can tell has never ever been really wrong about economics or, remarkably, politics) should be met with a dose of skepticism.
It was disappointing that not every committee member supported this straightforward declaration that is fundamental to who we are as a nation, but it was an important moment for members to be on record to show where they stand on the issue of religious freedom.
