Example sentences of "statement said that " in BNC.
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| 1 | A government statement said that 1,120 ‘ subversives ’ , the official term for the JVP , surrendered in the six days in return for rehabilitation and the promise of jobs . |
| 2 | The statement said that Dr Wybran 's murder had been perpetrated ‘ in support of the Muslim Palestinian people … and in response to the generation of ‘ the children of the stone ’ ' . |
| 3 | The defendants in a statement said that they were ‘ very unhappy ’ with the jury 's decision . |
| 4 | The defendants in a statement said that they were ‘ very unhappy ’ with the jury 's decision . |
| 5 | A joint statement said that ‘ For Laporte , the reorganisation would provide a unique opportunity to expand its speciality chemicals activity , while at the same time continuing to reduce its involvement in the more capital intensive elements of the chemical industry ’ . |
| 6 | A statement said that 70 per cent of existing profits is being reinvested on improving standards . |
| 7 | On Nov. 16 , 1989 , an official government statement said that the execution and torture of " terrorists " was permitted under Islamic law . |
| 8 | A joint statement said that a ministerial commission for co-operation in military training and defence industries was to be set up . |
| 9 | An official Iranian statement said that the defence agreement had " vast dimensions and [ would ] help to stabilize peace in the region " . |
| 10 | The statement said that the attacks , involving artillery , helicopter gunships , and special forces gunmen , was intended " to create what is called a safe border zone similar to that created in the north [ Kurdish areas ] and in the same bloody fashion " . |
| 11 | An official statement said that the postponement had been agreed " in the light of the current situation in Lebanon and the urgent need to revive the efforts of the Arab League 's tripartite committee " [ for October 1989 Lebanon peace accord agreed in Taif , Saudi Arabia , see p. 36986 ] . |
| 12 | A US official statement said that the agreement was " concrete evidence " of US intentions to retain a military presence in south-east Asia " for the forseeable future " . |
| 13 | The statement said that Simranjit Singh Mann , the Akali Dal leader who had held talks with Shekhar in December , had no right to speak on their behalf and that they " would not settle for anything less than a separate state " . |
| 14 | Making clear the role of the armed forces in keeping cicil order when necessary , however , the statement said that the armed forces would " under no circumstances allow intranational armed clashes " to develop in Yugoslavia , and that no inter-republican dispute would be allowed to escalate into violence . |
| 15 | A statement said that the two sides — the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( MPLA-PT ) government and the US-backed National Union for Total Independence of Angola ( UNITA ) — should bring to the negotiating table " realistic proposals " for a period within which elections should be held . |
| 16 | The statement said that younger Nahda members appeared to have been involved in the February incident " with the agreement of some of the movement 's leadership " , and that Nahda 's membership and activities would therefore be " frozen … pending the decisions which we may take in the near future " . |
| 17 | A joint statement said that they had " agreed in principle to resume dialogue on Siachen " , the disputed glacier area in the north . |
| 18 | An FAO statement said that " a major and immediate relief effort is required to avert large-scale food shortages and human suffering in the coming months " . |
| 19 | The government statement said that Keeling had been expelled because of unsavoury reports about the Nigerian government , which it said had been " fraught with inaccuracies and outright fallacies apparently intended to cause mischief and disharmony among Nigerians " . |
| 20 | The statement said that Col. Robertson had died when his plane crashed over North Vietnam in 1966 and that his remains had been handed over to the USA in April 1990 . |
| 21 | An Israeli army statement said that " there is no certainty of any Syrian involvement " in the attack . |
| 22 | The statement said that the impending release had been facilitated by negotiations with the UN Secretary-General 's special envoy , Giandomenico Picco . |
| 23 | Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces , the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions . |
| 24 | An official statement said that the functions of the departments of public works , labour and employment , local government , environment and natural resources , tourism , science and technology and social services had all been transferred to the Autonomous Regional Government . |
| 25 | The statement said that " international conventions should be respected and all disputes should be settled through dialogue " . |
| 26 | In one of the few specific references to a member country , the G-7 statement said that the decline of the yen " was not contributing to the adjustment process " . |
| 27 | A Pakistani Foreign Ministry statement said that Rajesh Mittal , political counsellor at the Indian high commission in Islamabad , had been caught receiving highly classified documents and had refused to reveal his identity . |
| 28 | The statement said that the " status and fate of the Crimea as a component part of Ukraine can not be the subject of any interstate negotiations " . |
| 29 | A PDS statement said that Amato 's draft programme did not go far enough towards creating a " government of innovation " and did not give sufficient weight to the elimination of corrupt practices . |
| 30 | An Industry Ministry statement said that the closures would take place in stages , to be completed by 1994 . |