11.  The portraits offer poignant statements for veterans of any war, Flaherty said.

12.  The statement was offered, matter-of-factly, as neither an explanation nor an excuse.

13.  The university offered statements of praise not only from Rupp, the outgoing president, but from Lee C. Bollinger, who will soon replace him.

14.  Then the case is to be presented before an even-larger panel, at which time the accused are permitted to appear and offer statements.

15.  Thurow, for example, offers sweeping statements about the impact of the global economy on Americans.

16.  While some officers remain defiant, some are offering elaborate statements of contrition.

17.  Wiranto and others had offered conflicting statements about the acceptance of foreign troops.

18.  A Northwest Airlines official said Gao Zhan would not offer a statement.

19.  Both Aseff Ali and Ms. Bhutto sought apologies from Afghanistan, but said no formal statements had been offered.

20.  Fujimori offered contradictory statements about his mission.