(n.) The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
(n.) That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(2) Of course the job is not done and we will continue to remain vigilant to all risks, particularly when the global economic situation is so uncertain,” the chancellor said in a statement.
(3) A statement from the company said it had assigned all its assets for the benefit of creditors, in accordance with Massachusetts' law.
(4) As May delivered her statement in the chamber, police helicopters hovered overhead and a police cordon remained in place around Westminster, but MPs from across the political spectrum were determined to show that they were continuing with business as usual.
(5) So too his statement that "in Zulu culture you cannot leave a woman if she is ready.
(6) We are pleased to see the process moving forward and look forward to its resolution,” a Target spokeswoman, Molly Snyder, said in an emailed statement.
(7) 12pm, Channel 4 press office: "I refer you to the statement put out last night."
(8) In conjunction with the development of a computerized goal-oriented record system at Forest Hospital Des Plaines, Illinois, research staff developed a psychiatric goal list from goal statements most frequently used at the hospital.
(9) Local and international media and watchdog organisations such as the World Association of Newspapers , Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have issued statements strongly condemning the prison sentence.
(10) Whilst we deeply regret all these incidents and acknowledge that the care of these patients could have been better, this is a relatively low number of incidents for a hospital of this size,” it said in a statement.
(11) In a statement the Los Angeles County department of public health said: "Though legionella bacteria was identified in a water sample taken from the Playboy Mansion, this bacteria has not been determined as the source of the respiratory outbreak.
(12) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
(13) Pressure test and impact test are leading to different strength statements.
(14) • Written, oral and video statements of self-incrimination and self-renunciation by the detainees, apparently induced by the authorities, have been released through official media channels (for example, lawyer Zhang Kai was induced to make such a statement, which he later retracted).
(15) However, financial markets seem unconcerned: 10-year gilts have rallied since the statement.
(16) A statement from the club read: "Everybody at Sheffield United is extremely shocked and saddened to learn of the death of former player and manager Gary Speed.
(17) I suppose he’ll have to go to QPR.” Lampard released a statement confirming his departure from Chelsea that read: “When I arrived at this fantastic club 13 years ago I would never have believed that I would be fortunate enough to play so many games and enjoy sharing in so much success.
(18) The report says this tactic has helped the west uncover at least one of Iran's secret nuclear sites and, according to official statements by the Iranians, has caused enrichment centrifuges to break.
(19) Their only clues were two statements involving contrasting mental terms, with each statement referring to one of the possible hiding places.
(20) According to Israeli media reports, the US statement had caused "senior officials in Jerusalem to tear out their hair".
Tahitian
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean.
(n.) A native inhabitant of Tahiti.
Example Sentences:
(1) Therese, a carved wooden figure of a Tahitian woman, brought in a record $30.9m, topping its presale estimate of $25m.
(2) First in their tahitian families because they get no family allowances.
(3) Settle in with a seasonal cocktail (try the SP460 - gin or vodka, Tahitian lime, Sicilian lime, grapefruit and rosemary) and get into the groove.
(4) Data on age at menarche have been collected, using the status quo method, among 1246 Tahitian girls attending school.
(5) The contradiction between french law and tahitian traditional customs exposes these fa'a'amu children, with no legal statute and without judicial protection, to many drawbacks.
(6) The other Gauguin, Young Man with a Flower, is a painting of a Tahitian youth wearing a white shirt, loose cravat and a white blossom tucked behind his ear.
(7) The duffin is a byproduct of the "cronut" (croissant-doughnut) craze that took off in May in New York when an experiment with rose Tahitian vanilla pastries at Dominique Ansel's bakery went viral.
(8) He had acquired three marriages - to Anna Kashfi (Anglo-Indian), Movita Castenada (Mexican) and Tarita (Tahitian).
(9) What he sees is his lover in her majesty, become Venus or some Tahitian fantasy.
(10) In another case in 2013, researchers reported that a Tahitian man in French Polynesia sought treatment for Zika-related symptoms, and Zika was isolated from his semen .
(11) On the other hand some Europeans wishing to adopt children take often advantages, though it is illegal, of the generosity of the prolific tahitian women (no contraception in Tahiti) who seldom refuse giving children to a European, without understanding clearly that complete adoption (european model) cuts every tie with the biological family (Fanau).