The statement carries no legal weight and does not become part of the Council's permanent record.

It is my feeling that in the age of information most statements can't carry progressive values.

A statement made by a museum carries great weight.

The statement carried no heading and was dated Tuesday.

The statement carried the warmth of affection, and Joni laughed.

"We can't keep it secret," Stuntz said with the great authority he always thought his statements carried.

But statements made in the House of Commons carry more clout.

I felt that my statement of the case would carry more weight with her than Poirot's would.

His statements carried the conviction of someone who had been there.

There was a time when a strong statement from Washington in support of human rights and democratic behavior carried real authority.