He did it, he declares amid a crescendo, for the sake of his country.

"I'm not hiding; I want to stay alive," he declared amid reports that he is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.

Mr. Weld has not been accused of any wrongdoing involving Decker, which declared bankruptcy last fall amid allegations of fraud.

Educators and educational politicians declare, amid warm cheers, that cleanliness is far more important than all the squabbles about moral and religious training.

The army declared a rare night curfew throughout the city amid fears that Lebanon's two-month political crisis had entered a violent phase.

However, it has been suggested he has been slow to declare amid concern about what degree of union backing he might receive.

The army declared a nighttime curfew throughout Beirut amid fears that Lebanon's two-month-long political crisis had entered a decidedly violent phase.

She declares him "camera ready" amid general applause from the other models.

The I.R.A. would declare a cease-fire amid great ceremony and optimism, then pull the plug with a spectacular act of violence.