* superlative: Declaring something the best within its class i. e. the ugliest, the most precious

Declaring in his address to the State Legislature on January 7, 1852, that the Chinese " were one of the most worthy classes of our newly adopted citizens, to whom the climate and the character of California were peculiarly suited.

Declaring for the NBA draft after his Junior season, he led the Cornhuskers in assists in each of his three seasons, and finished his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points ( 7 ).

Declaring that “ it ’ s time for every Member State ... to increase the UN Democracy Fund ”, President Obama spoke of democracy as the form of government that delivers most for citizens, and described civil society – the focus of UNDEF's work – as the shapers of human progress and the conscience of communities.

Declaring the punk rock movement to be already over, it was subtitled The Obituary of Rock and Roll.

Declaring that " parliamentary democracy was not suitable for Burma ," the new regime suspended the constitution and dissolved the legislature.

Declaring himself the legitimate King, Monmouth attempted to capitalise on his position as the son ( albeit illegitimate ) of Charles II, and his Protestantism, in opposition to James, who was Catholic.

Declaring Haiti an independent nation in 1804, Dessalines was chosen by a council of generals to assume the office of Governor-General.

The establishment of a Council of State was approved on 14 February and on 19 May an Act Declaring England a Commonwealth was passed.

Declaring that satire was also protected free speech, he refused to order Capp to cease and desist.

Declaring independence was one thing, but exercising control over the territory was another.

Declaring the equality of all men did not prevent the United States from continuing the widespread practice of slavery, although the phrase was frequently raised by abolitionists in anti-slavery arguments.

Declaring his political philosophy to be “ left within the Constitution ,” López Mateos was the first left-wing politician to hold the presidency since Lázaro Cárdenas.

Declaring that he was making no headway with his policy, he resigned his parliamentary seat in November 1903, closed down his paper the Irish People and left the party for the next five years.

Declaring that he would " do nothing that was contrary to the law ", Socrates refused to put the measure to a vote.

Declaring that marriage was wrong as it enslaved women, he began having a relationship with a woman named Ann Morgan, whom he moved in with, and in 1842 she bore him a daughter.

Declaring his allegiance to Tokugawa following his defeat, Kagekatsu became a tozama ( outsider ) daimyo ; he was given the Yonezawa han, worth 300, 000 koku, in the Tōhoku region.

Declaring an intention not to shed blood to hold to their colonies, the Belgians declared " pas un seul soldat pour Afrique " ( not a single soldier for Africa ) Federation with Rwanda was rejected, and Rwanda and Burundi separated.

The Newes from Scotland, Declaring the Damnable life and death of Doctor Fian, a notable Sorcerer who was burned at Edenbrough in Ianuary last, reports the confession by apprehended Barbara Naper after her accusation by Geillis Duncane, also imprisoned for witchcraft.

Declaring that his life was in danger from political enemies, Sithole went into self-imposed exile in the United States city of Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1983, returning to Zimbabwe nine years later to re-enter the political arena.

Declaring that in his heart, he was always a member of the religious caste, he died and ended the war ( Moments of Transition ).

Short titles were subsequently given to many unrepealed Acts at later dates ; for example, the Bill of Rights ( 1688 or 1689 ) was given that short title by the Short Titles Act 1896, having until then only been known formally known by its long title, An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.

Declaring Finland an independent state was part of the plot, although it is disputed what importance the conspirators connected to that aspect.

It was instituted by the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (" VTsIK ") on September 2, 1918 ( known as " Decree about Declaring the Soviet Republic the Military Camp ").

Declaring how Raskolnikov's switch to robbery and murder was more difficult than the conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte, zur Linde relates how, on February 7, 1941, he was appointed subdirector of Tarnowitz concentration camp.

Declaring himself a cartographer of learning, the book is also a cartographic evidence of the author's mind and its varied geographies, of the map as well as of the mind.

Declaring that Dick had created " a strange and highly convincing and self-consistent future society ," he faulted Solar Lottery only for " a tendency, in both its nicely contrasted plots, to dwindle away at the end.

* Declaring Moynihan “ prophetic ,” Ken Auletta, in his 1982 The Underclass, proclaimed that “ one cannot talk about poverty in America, or about the underclass, without talking about the weakening family structure of the poor .” Both the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times ran series on the black family in 1983, followed by a 1985 Newsweek article called “ Moynihan: I Told You So ” and a 1986 CBS documentary, The Vanishing Black Family, produced by Bill Moyers, a onetime aide to Lyndon Johnson, who had supported the Moynihan report.

Declaring them a plague on the kingdom, he called for their total removal from the kingdom.

Declaring that " diplomacy had failed ," he announced the intention to drop the proposed resolution.

Declaring that without clear congressional approval ( per ) President Bush cannot detain an American citizen arrested in the United States and away from a zone of combat as an " illegal enemy combatant ," the court ordered that Padilla be released from the military brig within 30 days.

" Declaring " I ’ ll pay his debts, and his benevolence too ," Sir Oliver plans to go meet his other nephew in the person of Stanley.

Declaring " between rulers there is no kinship ," he marched on Bursa.

Declaring that " our nation is on the edge of horrible anarchy ," he announced that democracy would be restored as soon as a workable constitutional framework could be designed.

Declaring Dashiell an arrogant, reckless, stubborn, out-of-control " borderline sociopath with deep-seated anger ," Nitz remains convinced that he's perfect for the undercover assignment.

" Declaring that the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa together with the repeated acts of aggression committed by South Africa against neighbouring States constitute a breach of international peace and security ,"

Butler, although a self-described Republican, responded by supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 US presidential election .< ref name =" support "> Schmidt, p. 219 < font size =" 1 ">" Declaring himself a " Hoover-for-Ex-President Republican ," Smedley used the bonus issue and the army's use of gas in routing the ( Bonus Expeditionary Force ) B. E. F – recalling infamous gas warfare during the Great War – to disparage Hoover during the 1932 general elections.

Declaring that the collections were deficient in many respects, asked for $ 50, 000 to purchase new material, more than twice the 1899 appropriation.

Declaring a truce, the rivals for the throne of Northumbria joined forces but failed to retake the city in March 867, and with their deaths Deira came under Danish control as the Kingdom of Northumbria and the Northumbrian royal court fled north to refuge in Bernicia.

Declaring a variable normally causes the compiler to allocate space for it ; when necessary, a variable may be assigned a fixed machine address via the declaration.

Declaring that he wanted to " illustrate that people in the South-East haven't forgotten about Scotland ", Jenkin stood for election in Glasgow Central in the 1987 general election.

Declaring civil war against the current Decepticon Earth commander, Scorponok, Shockwave battled him in New Jersey, only for the conflict to be interrupted when all the Transformers were transported back to Cybertron by their deity, Primus to battle Unicron.

Declaring itself the new Black Flash, the Black Lantern Zoom attacks Barry, who manages to elude it for the moment.

• Music piece entitled " Declaring my love silently " from a poem by the poet Ibrahim Zidan the same name for a TV cultural Baghdad in 1993.

Declaring that he will never kill any animal that can perform good tricks again, Burns pays the Simpsons for the puppies, and he trains them to be world-class racing dogs.

* Declaring that the California Department of Conservation is the primary state agency responsible for geologic hazard review and investigation.

Declaring the rescue organization to be a ' cowboy operation ', he appointed Maj. Donald C. Pricer commander of the 3352nd Air Search and Rescue Squadron and assigned him several aircraft for the mission.

Declaring himself eligible for the 1999 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 27th overall pick, but he was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he spent two years.