Sentence examples for declarations meant from inspiring English sources

"I've urged him not to make this worse by making dramatic declarations meant to turn this situation into a public scandal, but he won't listen," Ms. Severo continued, exasperation in her voice.

Throughout the early 19th century, the U.S. government had declared a particular day as a national day of Thanksgiving, but these were one-time declarations meant to celebrate a significant event, such as victory in a battle.

Sometimes the most thunderous declarations mean nothing.

Let's find out if the ministerial transparency declarations mean anything at all.

What such declarations mean in Iran, to which Googoosh has said she will return, is impossible to determine from abroad.

The declarations mean the federal government will pay 75 percent of the uninsured costs of repairing public buildings, like a damaged fire station here; that residents can qualify for modest recovery grants; and that businesses can apply for low-interest loans, Mr. Fugate said in an interview.

Collingwood's cautious approach to his declaration meant that Durham batted on for 40 minutes this morning and pulled out only when the lead had passed 400.

But there was a big worry that students who did not disclose AS grades would be penalised by some university admissions officers who would automatically assume that non-declaration meant a substandard performance.

The declaration meant the military would occupy the area to keep order and prevent the kind of looting that occurred in Concepci uring the first two to three days after last month's quake.

Rear Adm. William P. Loeffler, deputy director of the Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction at the military's Strategic Command, said Mr. Bush's declaration meant that those who might supply arms or components to terrorists were just as accountable as those who ordered and carried out an attack.

We would do well to recapture what those 56 signers of the Declaration meant -- and what that might still mean for us.