The phrase "ago stating" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate ideas, but without context, it cannot be used appropriately.
Example: "The report was published last year, stating the findings of the study."
Alternatives: "previously mentioned" or "earlier noted".
Sukkar began a marathon campaign to win the Melbourne seat of Deakin 15 months ago, stating that he wanted to act as a "de facto member" prior to unseating Labor's Mike Symon, who has admitted that he was outgunned by the Liberal.
And in Albuquerque, an employee at the veterans center said some doctors were shocked when they received a memo a few months ago stating that 20percentt of physician "performance pay" would be doled out only to doctors who found a way to limit patient follow-up visits to an average of two a year — a tactic to reduce waiting times by persuading veterans to make fewer appointments.
We initially heard the the next-gen model was coming sometime in the summer but rumor circulated a few weeks ago stating an April 1st launch date.
In fact, we got an email a few minutes ago stating that while someone managed to install OS X and purchase the software, the activation key will not work, rendering the machine almost useless.
Stolberg quotes Christian Mammen, a San Francisco lawyer who got to know Gorsuch when they both attended Oxford many years ago, stating, "Everybody's got him pegged as being more Scalia, I'm not sure I see that".
Citing Federal Communication Commission guidelines for safe exposure to radio frequency energy in support of his case, Steiger ignores the fact that the city of Glendale itself sent a comment to the commission two years ago stating that local jurisdictions were concerned about the reliability of these federal standards.
Regarding nuclear deterrent: the Liberals long ago stated they were against the British independent nuclear deterrent.
A headline in the Israeli daily Haaretz a few days ago stated: "Israel adamant it won't ratify chemical arms treaty before hostile neighbors".
Four decades ago, state planners envisioned something very different.
Not long ago states were rushing to establish themselves as models for health-care coverage.
Twenty years ago state firms were nothing more than parts of the government machine.
