And the five states have now declared that they will abide by them".
Some in Derna have now declared their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the caliph of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq.
Four federal courts have now declared the so-called Defense of Marriage Act indefensible under the Constitution, as the Justice Department did.
Local and international bodies have urged the Nigerian military to recover the girls, and many nations in West Africa have now declared "war" on the terrorist group.
The move essentially wipes the slate clean for investors, but regulators have now declared that the practice must be disclosed in companies' financial statements.
Emboldened by the midterm election, key conservative ideologues have now declared their support for tax increases -- but only for people with low incomes.
They have now declared the process a success, saying that after years of working on different formulas they have finally stopped the drink being unpalatably bitter – with the added unexpected bonus of the drink being hangover-free.
All the military and naval forces in Petrograd have now declared themselves on the side of the people, and troops from Kronstadt have arrived and joined their comrades, but so far they are not accompanied by many of their officers.
China and USA, the world's two largest markets, have now declared that they will close down domestic trade in ivory, and Save the Elephants reports that ivory prices in China have dropped by 50% in just 12 months.
On the contrary, Salmond and the SNP have now declared the referendum to be Team Scotland v Team Westminster, leading to an accusation by former defence secretary John Reid of fanning anti-English feeling.
The first, and simplest to dispose of, is the one gripping the 180 or so Tory candidates who have now declared themselves implacably opposed to British membership of a single currency, in breach of party policy, and the many Tory ministers who are privately echoing that view.
