Sentence examples for an official commented from inspiring English sources

(The museum does not, as a rule, host private parties — "We don't do weddings, don't do birthdays," an official commented — but museum protocol tends to bend before multimillion-dollar donations).

When contacted by the Guardian, an Apple spokesman declined to give an official comment.

Downing Street said it could not make an official comment until it had received the letter.

The Vatican press office declined repeatedly to release an official comment about the pope's opinion of the film.

Although the organisation declined to give an official comment on the matter, Speer personally felt that the reaction is "a bit much.

The statement said the archbishop would make an official comment on the issue after the race, possibly on Tuesday or Wednesday.

But as media websites picked up the story and asked Time for an official comment, Zakaria issued a statement and confessed to his error.

A spokesman for the foreign minister, Hubert Védrine, said the ministry would not have an official comment on Mr. Bush's new decision until Friday.

Magyar declined to make an official comment on the negotiations, but confirmed that an announcement from the IAAF was expected this week.

There are suggestions that many staff will be relocated to other Sony studios in the country, but the Guardian is waiting for an official comment from the publisher.

A spokesman for 21st Century Fox initially said the company would decline to give an official comment, but at least one executive with knowledge of the situation declined to challenge any of the details in the Hollywood Reporter article.