Yesterday's announcement amounts to the first public acknowledgment of a role he has occupied for nearly a year.

Under federal procedures, she is more likely to announce a review, but such an announcement amounts to a sign of willingness to make the change.

The announcement amounted to a Serbian decision to annex the territories.

Mr. Chavez's announcement amounted to his first policy statement on the economy.

The announcement amounts to a big embarrassment for F.C.C. officials, who until now strongly denied there was any problem.

But the Mayor's announcement amounted to what he called "a downpayment" on the problems.

The announcement amounted to a concession to the Bush administration, which wants as much support as possible from the two international financial institutions to rebuild Iraq.

A spokeswoman for Mr. Leavitt said that he believed that the agency's announcement amounted to "an action."

The announcement amounted to an official admission by the company that allegations that it had been keeping double records and misstating its losses were true.

The announcement amounted to personal vindication for the 28-year-old Johnson and a remarkable reversal for the organization.