1.   The statement was interpreted as a threat against the United States.

2.   This regular correlation influences the way we interpret statements in academic papers.

3.   His statement was interpreted as an admission of failure.

4.   This statement was generally interpreted as meaning that only military action could save the Yugoslav federation.

5.   The statement was widely interpreted as applying specifically to his ambitious brother-in-law and former Superintendent at the Korean Military Academy, Kim Bok Dong.

6.   His statement was widely interpreted as confirming that his government was moving toward relaxation of its ban on rice imports.

7.   Both sides interpreted the statement as a vindication.

8.   Both the state Democratic and Republican parties interpreted the statement to mean that they could mail preprinted ballot applications to voters that included registration numbers and other data.

9.   But Indian officials interpreted a statement by Clinton as an embrace of their position that Pakistan must stop infiltrating Kashmir with militant fighters before talks can start.

10.   But no one at the palace was willing to interpret the statement as meaning that the prince was forever forgoing the possibility of remarriage.