In the context of the surrounding argument, the statements do not commit him to any wider governmental or legal authority than to require and foster the public good and the virtue of justice, that is, the willingness to perform one's duties to others: 6.1 iii) above.
The Met blamed them in a manner that went against good inter-agency protocols surrounding public statements in such cases, all while minimising their own failures.
"Given all the national media surrounding my statements as to my belief in traditional marriage, I believe it would be in the best interests of the students for me to voluntarily withdraw as your commencement speaker this year," Dr. Carson said in his e-mail.
There's been a crescendo of national attention recently surrounding the statements and behavior of Internet radio giant Pandora and the company's founder and CSO, Tim Westergren.
That was apparent in the controversy surrounding the statement issued in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt.
When I gave oral evidence in private to the Butler review in April 2004, it was the information contained in and surrounding this statement that was most closely examined.
In an interview with ABC News that was to be broadcast on "Nightline," Mr. Obama said he was "surprised by the controversy surrounding my statement because I think it was a pretty straightforward commentary that you probably don't need to handcuff a guy, a middle-aged man who uses a cane, who's in his own home".
Mr. Evans said Bristol-Myers might benefit if the S.E.C. forced it to restate earnings because it would help clear up the uncertainty surrounding its financial statements that may be keeping some potential acquirers away.
But many of the blowups surrounding Mr. Bloomberg's statements have been of a piece, reflecting his seeming inability to empathize with the difficulties faced by New Yorkers, whether from an overwhelming event like 9/11 or a more mundane challenge like moving the car after a snowstorm.
The watchdog is reviewing allegations surrounding amendments to statements and the actions of police officers after the disaster at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium.
