Sentence examples for withdraw a statement from inspiring English sources

The prime minister said Iraq would take over responsibility for his country's security as soon as the United States determined it was time to withdraw, a statement that has drawn criticism in the past for being unrealistic.

The former Tory MP also said he wanted to withdraw a statement made to the media last week, after he was ordered to return more than £3,700 wrongly paid to elder son Henry for research and administration duties.

WB Country Director for Sri Lanka Peter Harrold made this statement in response to a call by ruling coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) on Sunday to withdraw a statement by representative of World Bank "which threatens the sovereignty of Sri Lanka".

Last March, a delegation of families who lost relatives in the crash traveled to Malaysia to demand a renewed search effort, and to ask the Malaysian government to withdraw a statement that declared all 239 passengers and crewmembers on board the flight had died.

But Straw said that Labour should consider reopening the Falkirk investigation which was suspended after witnesses withdrew statements that they had been signed up as Labour party members in Falkirk without any consultation.

Frontier Services Group withdrew a statement announcing plans to build a training center in Xinjiang, where a Muslim minority has experienced a security crackdown.

Asda, which is owned by Wal-Mart, withdrew a statement accusing Bloomsbury PLC of "blatant profiteering" on its suggested retail price for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".

Last week, Ali A. Mirza, a leader of the group, issued a statement that said the endorsement had been withdrawn, a statement that Mr. Green's campaign members were consulted on and helped word, said Joe DePlasco, Mr. Green's spokesman.

"After careful review of this extensive report, the UCI strongly believes that it contains compelling grounds to refer the matter to the licence commission and request the Astana Pro Team licence be withdrawn," a UCI statement  said.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has withdrawn an earlier statement that she was also safely in Lebanon.

Lord Justice Girvan also noted that withdrawing a statement does not mean it was incorrect.