The announcement today appeared to be another attempt to calm the situation.
The announcement did not appear to mark any change in Israeli strategy.
Today's announcement appears to mark a shift in that direction.
The announcements, though, appeared to have surprised some of the candidates.
Johnson's announcement appeared largely for the benefit of the news media.
Today's announcement appears to be another step in that direction.
The announcement appears to mark a change of course for Motorola.
As it turned out, the announcement, a paid advertisement, appeared on the day of his death.
The announcement today appears to be the culmination of that effort.
An official announcement appeared in the national press, two days later.