Rashid was a swing vote and although Ngordon thought he could count on his vote, Rashid had never definitively declared his support.

But Mr. Lazio called on the Mayor to definitively declare his intentions by Aug. 31, warning that further delay could undermine a Republican candidate's chances against Hillary Rodham Clinton, the presumed Democratic nominee.

As a result of the yet-undeciphered text and certain oddities in the iconography, any attempt at definitively declaring a purpose for the Monuments is naturally tenuous.

The IFF system does not definitively declare a target hostile if it does not reply correctly: pilots may have the wrong code (encryption key) selected, or be using an expired code.

"We are water," he declared definitively.

The city celebrates its independence day on November 10, commemorating the day the city definitively declared its independence from the Spanish.

The Court did not, however, resolve the merits of this case or declare definitively what the California law actually provides in the particular situation.

NOW that most major airlines have reported earnings for the most recent quarter and for all of 1995, last year can now be definitively declared a good year for the airline industry.

"I believe you may now definitively declare one Chumash Power extinct," he yelled.

But he rebuffed requests from a prosecutor, Daniel Dorsky, that he definitively declare that Mr. Gigante is now competent.