Sentence examples for official cites from inspiring English sources

A senior official cites this as a vindication of the government's strategy of, in effect, killing nationalism with kindness (although that is not quite how he puts it).Mr Rajoy did enough to cling on as the PP's leader, despite having lost two elections.

The first two white farmers he dealt with had a licence to export a limited quantity of lion bone, which could be sent to Thailand under cover of official Cites paperwork.

A16 Budget Official Cites Optimism Joshua B. Bolten, the White House budget director, asserted that the $455 billion budget deficit he projected on Tuesday was completely manageable and that President Bush's tax cuts were not the problem.

[C2.] Korea Official Cites Misconceptions South Korea's finance minister, Kim Jin Pyo, said that the misconceptions of foreigners about tensions with North Korea were to blame for much of the stock market's shaky performance in recent weeks and might be scaring investors from the country.

The highest-ranking Iranian official cited is Ali Fallahian, a former minister of security and intelligence.

One British government official, citing a conversation with a member of the embassy staff, said the situation was surreal.

The official cited three volatile districts in Kandahar Province — Maiwand, Panjwai and Zhari — as highly contested, violent areas.

An unidentified official cited by The Associated Press confirmed that the government was adopting new guidelines but declined to discuss specifics.

A senior White House official cited a January speech by Obama in which he announced some limits on NSA surveillance.

The official cited Xie's age, 63, as the reason behind the decision.

Six or seven people were killed, according to a police official cited by the Associated Press.