The phrase "above a statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something mentioned earlier in a text or document, typically to provide context or clarification.
Example: "As mentioned in the above statement, the results of the study indicate a significant improvement in performance."
Alternatives: "previous statement" or "aforementioned statement".
Even at the Scotland v England friendly at Celtic Park on Tuesday night, punters could pick up a knitted garment that enabled the wearer to proclaim that the sides were "Together in friendship" (above), a statement that would have been quickly shown as overly-optimistic once inside the cauldron of Celtic Park.
The SR explanation of $x$'s recovery will consist of a statement of the probability of quick recovery among all those with strep (this is (i) above), a statement of the probability of recovery in each of the two cells of the above partition ((ii) above), and the cell to which $x$ belongs, which is $S.T.R$ ((iii) above).
The foundation praised Mr. Kentridge, above, in a statement on its Web site "for his originality as an artist whose wide-ranging activities encompass drawing, animation, stage direction and writing".
"The bid from PTT represents significant value for shareholders," Cove's chief executive, John Craven, above, said in a statement.
"This is a positive step, but we will keep pressing for the full respect of Nafta," the international trade minister for Canada, Jim Peterson, above, said in a statement.
And so a nation of millions tuned in for a song-and-dance extravaganza with extravagant singing and dancing, but above all, a statement.
A party official said the attack was instigated by Johnny Adair, 37, a Protestant paramilitary leader whose plea to be freed from prison failed when evidence emerged that he had been promoting assassination attempts and bombings, but Mr. Adair, above, issued a statement saying he was not responsible.
Meanwhile, Yara tried geeing Theon up with some talk of justice, only to be swiftly cut down by her brother's gloomy reminder that justice would "involve my burnt body being hung above Winterfell", a statement that led to the admirably pragmatic rejoinder: "Fuck justice then, we'll get revenge".
The same contributor quoted above has since issued a statement saying he was "grossly misrepresented" and that we had "exaggerated" the scenes we had filmed.
The decision is "a victory for the principle that no industry is above the law or above accountability," said a statement from Adam Skaggs, chief counsel of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
"There will now be personal consequences to improper campaigning," the academy president, Frank Pierson, above, said in a statement.
