Spain's constitutional court ruled against it, but Catalonia's government, now committed to independence, declared its determination to proceed.
Now Binyamin Netanyahu's government has declared its determination to build thousands of new Jewish houses on the West Bank, where the Palestinians hope to turn their virtual state into a real one (see article).
While piously declaring its determination to unearth the truth about Abu Ghraib, the Bush administration has spent nearly two months obstructing investigations by the Army and members of Congress.
Suppose that instead of declaring its determination to pursue him to the ends of the earth and lock him up for life, the Justice Department offered him a deal: come home, serve some time for violating your sworn obligations, and in exchange for a lighter sentence give us your full cooperation.
From the first day it possessed nuclear weapons, China has solemnly declared its determination not to be the first to use such weapons at any time and in any circumstances, and later undertook unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones.
"Saudi Arabia declared its determination against Daesh (the Arabic term for Isis) by saying that they were ready to send both jets and troops," he said.
Gen. de Gaulle unequivocally declared his determination to end the Algerian war, now in its eighth year.
Arthur Tappan openly declared his determination to disobey the law, and he supported the Underground Railroad.
The SNP's leader, Alex Salmond, has already declared his determination to make his party the largest in Holyrood after the next election.
Even before those figures were released, Khan had declared his determination to support London's Jews and foster understanding between different ethnic and religious groups.
When Chen declared his determination to stay in China, the State Department negotiated a truly extraordinary deal with the Chinese, including an understanding that he would be allowed to live his life more freely.
