The phrase "affirmative declaration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal, formal, or official contexts to indicate a positive statement or confirmation of a fact or intention.
Example: "The witness made an affirmative declaration regarding the events of that night."
Alternatives: "positive statement" or "formal affirmation".
But when he talked of being Tutsi it was always as an identity that had been held against him, never as an affirmative declaration of belonging.
He adds that Pegasus now refuses to publish the work without an affirmative declaration that no legal action will be lodged against it, nor will attempts be made to interfere with distribution.The estate also asserts some trademark rights on the Holmes characters, but Mr Klinger confirms to your correspondent that this was not part of the license claim.
The German chancellor, Gerhard Schroder, left Moscow tonight like a smiling creditor who got what he wanted from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who saw off his guest with an affirmative airport declaration: "We intend to pay and will pay the debts of the former Soviet Union".
The birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. this year coincided with President Bush's declarations on affirmative action in higher education.
The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and such declaration shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
Seward accepted their affirmative votes, brushed aside their interpretive declarations without comment, challenge or any acknowledgment at all.
Defendant contends that Edelman's declaration must be stricken because it is affirmative testimony rather than rebuttal testimony.
Clark aides said they had hoped that the general had addressed this concern in Thursday's debate with his declaration of support for abortion rights and affirmative action and his relentless criticism of President Bush.
Mr. Barrett brought to town an anemic anti-affirmative action protest and a racist version of the Declaration of Independence.
However, when the father is the citizen parent, inter alia, one of three affirmative steps must be taken before the child turns 18: legitimization, a declaration of paternity under oath by the father, or a court order of paternity.
Despite his pledge to work with labor leaders, the remarks drew a forceful rebuttal from Randi Weingarten, the chairwoman of the Municipal Labor Committee, who answered in the affirmative when asked if she took the mayor's comments as "a declaration of war". "When the M.T.A. did it to the T.W.U.
