But the statement lacked the force of law.

Moral statements therefore lack any force except pragmatic pay-off.

Other courts have said or suggested that presidential statements, as one of them put it, "lack persuasive authority."

His statements obviously lack credibility, yet America and the...

However, the statement also lacks any structure to be activated.

Yet according to supervaluationism, such borderline statements lack a truth value.

Non-cognitivism in ethics is the view that moral statements lack truth-value and do not assert genuine propositions.

Lydia thought that this statement lacked joy.

Without these details, such statements lack credibility.

Syria's statements regarding the non-nuclear nature of the destroyed building have lacked details.