The announcement put the agency in an awkward position with the public and strained its relations with the company.
Yesterday's announcements put the final nail in the coffin.
In fact though, President Obama's announcement last week on banking has put radical reform back up the agenda.
But the announcement put a small damper on what should have been the greatest day of a college coach's life.
If true, then the announcement will finally put to rest a rumor that has been making the rounds for years now.
Burton's announcement, after 19 years at the helm, put serious doubts of the clubs' future.
Yesterday's announcement puts to an end several years of industry speculation about Amazon's plans for the digital music business.
After a few weeks, an announcement on his official Web site put those fears to rest.
Aventis's announcement put pressure on Bayer to change its system.
For a start, the council's initial announcement put all 123 of its members under suspicion.