1.   The arrival of the Transport Secretary was further postponed by a slow-moving statement over frigate orders.

2.   But as Mr Major prepared to speak to Welsh Conservatives, Labour demanded an urgent Commons statement over reports that cuts in invalidity benefit are being considered.

3.   And neither the Heat nor the league expected to release a statement over the extended Fourth of July weekend.

4.   After the ruling, Botha responded to interview requests by reading a statement over the telephone.

5.   But three days before he stepped in to replace Yeltsin, Putin issued a broad policy statement over the Internet that slightly clarified his economic and political leanings.

6.   Goetz has said in statements over the years that the shootings were not premeditated.

7.   Gretzky, who hopes to play with the Blues on Thursday night in Vancouver, forced the trade through public statements over the past two months.

8.   He said he would read the statement over the radio, the first time the emperor would directly speak to the Japanese people.

9.   In my view, she lacks legal credibility, as evidenced by her many conflicting actions and statements over a long period of time.

10.   In public statements over the last several weeks, officials of both companies did not deny that such activity took place and said they were cooperating with prosecutors.