11.   The state declared a financial emergency in Miami last year and formed a board to oversee its finances.

12.   The state declared a health emergency, and environmental agencies swept in to supervise an extensive cleanup.

13.   The state declared Throckmorton a disaster area, and the city began searching for more water.

14.   The supporters say is has been carefully crafted to avoid the language that other states have declared unconstitutional.

15.   Three out of four respondents said the state should declare a moratorium on death sentences in cases that might be affected by DNA testing.

16.   Arab states have generally declared their opposition to an attack on Iraq but they have also urged Baghdad to comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions on weapons inspections.

17.   Because of the Nin-Miller connection, the city had tried unsuccessfully in the past to have the state declare the building a national landmark, Gaudillat said.

18.   Democrats had savored a win Thursday when the state Supreme Court declared the hand recounts could continue.

19.   Democrats savored a win Thursday when the state Supreme Court declared the hand recounts could continue.

20.   Ecuador, which controls the territory, declared a state of emergency late Monday to speed up funding for the cleanup.