I had better declare an interest up front.
"I have to believe it'll get better," declares Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner.
Now I think I'd better declare the three books a trilogy (with "Motherless Brooklyn" as "The Hobbit"), fast, so no one needs to be anticipating (or dreading) "Lethem Does Staten Island" and "Lethem Does The Bronx".
David Davis, his Conservative opposite number, has gone one better, declaring that he would give all addicts a stark choice between treatment and prison.The reason politicians want to get tough on drug addicts is, ironically, connected to a drop in the crime rate.
After the terror attacks of September 11th, according to Mushnick, Francesa and Russo stated on the air that one of the causes of the attacks was American support for Israel, and that American Jews had better declare their allegiance either to the United States or to Israel.
It once agreed to collaborate with Better Place, an Israeli firm developing a swappable-battery approach; in May Better Place declared bankruptcy, apparently unmourned and certainly unrescued by Renault.
"Much better," Zeus declared, cuddling the furry little animal.
"I think we need a president who can grasp reality a little better," he declared to applause.
"She'll come out of this stronger and better," Ms. Penzato declared, adding that she plans to buy more shares.
"I don't know where you guys went last night, but I went somewhere better," Sermon declared, as the van started moving again.
