"It was", the chairman of the Bench declared in one instance, "a case of profiteering".

Remember the early 1980's, when the United States had a big budget deficit and the Federal Reserve's chairman, Paul A. Volcker, declared war on inflation?

Sure some of his detractors said they would have preferred if he had kept the state a "Clinton-free zone," as the state's Republican chairman had proudly declared it.

"But you can't be serious, Mr. Roark," the chairman declared.

"That settles that," declared the chairman as a shout of agreement arose.

The former chairman of Plymouth Argyle, Paul Stapleton, declared that not completing the project was the biggest disappointment of his tenure.

"It's a new day in the Democratic Party," the committee's national chairman, Joe Andrew, declared on July 1.

The chairman declared the meeting adjourned.

His chairman at the Democratic National Committee, David Wilhelm, declared that the party would rely "less on black-tie dinners and more on brown-bag lunches."

The chairman of its Parliament, Vladislav Ardzinba, declared independence last month and spurned reconciliation talks.