The Council of Ministers agreed a statement in June 2014 "respecting the wish" of those who don't want more integration.
The UK prime minister and the German chancellor agreed a statement after a working dinner in Hanover on Sunday night.
After the first major flooding of recent years, in the autumn of 2000, the Association of British Insurers agreed a "statement of principles" with the Government, promising that people in risk areas who had insurance would continue to be offered it.
In discussions between the palace, the BBC and RDF, they failed to agree a statement until 9.44pm and then agreed to hold it over until the following lunchtime in order to "take the temperature" of the story.
They include the customary four-or five-point Likert scale variables of, for example, strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree (with a statement or proposition).
If at least 70% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with a statement, it was considered endorsed.
If fewer than 60% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with a statement, the statement was rejected or modified based on qualitative findings.
If at least 70% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with a statement about a dimension or sub-dimension, it was considered endorsed.
Endorsed statements were omitted from the round 2 questionnaire if not closely related to other statements included in round 2; if 60 69% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with a statement, it was re-administered in round 2 in its original or in a modified form; if fewer than 60% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with a statement, the statement was rejected or modified.
More nuanced responses were obtained for some questions, with 60% agreeing with a statement that too much emphasis is placed on patients' rights as opposed to nurses' rights and 32% agreeing with a statement that they would take part in strike action to improve nurses' salaries and working conditions.
