This statement is regarded as highly controversial by ecologists and other sustainability scientists.

Before much longer such a statement could be regarded as incitement ?

That statement was regarded with suspicion and disdain by nearly everyone on the panel.

This statement is widely regarded as one of the most embarrassing moments in Swedish politics.

By itself this statement, unequivocal though it was, could not be regarded as decisive evidence.

A few years ago this statement was commonly regarded as fantastic.

A statement is regarded as the information content of an information-bearing sentence.

The witness, a postman, knew the children well, and his statement was regarded as factual.

Also the autobiographical side and the bold statements are widely regarded as a lack of quality.

Thus his statement was regarded as a powerful piece of symbolism, but its likely effect was unclear.