Her statement had an ancient ring of truth about it and set his mind to imaginings.

The statement set no time limit for the deployment and did not say how many troops were involved.

The blunt statement forced her own acceptance of the fact and set her thoughts into motion.

The statement sets the default object for the set of statements that follow.

That statement set the stage for today's announcement, which has been a source of worry for almost every special-interest group in the state.

The statement also set forth a doomsday list of emergency priorities that read like the city's last will and testament.

A clear statement of this kind is salutary and sets the parameters for our future policy to combat drugs.

She swallowed, feeling as though the simple statement had set the slab of distance between them again.

This statement set the tone for what would become the magazine's strong pedagogic praxis.

I thought for a moment that the ludicrous statement would set Isstvan to laughing again, but riot this time.