Sentence examples for had formally declared from inspiring English sources

A few weeks earlier, the Saudis had formally declared the Arab world's largest Islamist organisation to be a terrorist group.

Israel had formally declared itself an independent nation the day before, triggering the invasion by five Arab armies bent on destroying the Zionists.

The window was broken only hours after she had formally declared she was to challenge Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership.

Prosecutors alleged that the operation was launched in May 2014 — before U.S. political figures had formally declared their candidacies — giving Russians time to master how ordinary Americans think and talk and what they like and dislike.

* The amendment could be suspended by Congress in any year in which Congress had formally declared war.

However, none have formally declared their intentions.

The only Democrat who has formally declared for the seat is Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.

At the time of this writing, there is one university that has formally declared itself a sanctuary campus: Wesleyan.

Yet neither has formally declared a presidential bid, and neither has succeeded in pulling away from a second-tier bunch of candidates including senators Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.

Oxford University has formally declared it has "no confidence" in the policies of the universities minister, David Willetts, in the first sign of a concerted academic backlash against the government's higher education reforms.

Now, though sporadic violence continues, overall security has improved to the point that President Obama has formally declared an end to America's combat role, and the Iraqi authorities themselves are responsible for maintaining order.