Instead, the proclamation was changed to "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth," reflecting Elizabeth II's passion for the Commonwealth and its status as the post-imperial club.
Rather than challenging that dichotomy he espoused we agree with it, celebrating this part of his proclamation over the last three decades instead: "Public awareness and acceptance of the capabilities of persons who have Down's (sic) syndrome can greatly facilitate their being welcomed in all communities".
It might not work: markets might not consider the Fed's proclamations credible and believe instead that no matter what the Fed says now, it will return to its traditional focus on price stability.
In the six months that have passed since Kirk's proclamation, the report [PDF] argued, "Instead of taking steps to protect residents and businesses, Illinois' leaders have: increased taxpayer liabilities, deteriorated the state's fiscal environment and incurred an additional debt downgrade by Moody's Investor Services".
The Congolese people are waiting for a time when we will see action instead of empty proclamations.
Instead, President Bush's proclamation that fighting terrorism is an us-versus-them matter -- that nations, in American eyes, are either little Britains or Afghanistans -- is laudable principally as rhetoric.
Instead, she delivers her proclamations of innocence as if she were saying: "Nyah, nyah, nyah!
Instead, Trump had more important proclamations to issue: about CNN being fake news, and about his ongoing feud with Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
Proclamations of faith hinder that process, and instead encourage an either/or mentality (either you are one of us or you are not) rather than creating a context for a fuller, more open discussion of the variety and range of spiritual possibilities.
Instead we have countless conferences, proclamations and calls to action that are more talk than substance.
