How To Use Official In A Sentence

A few years ago Rod and I were being lobbied by a group of officials from a large corporation.
Use of a University-owned mobile telephone and mobile telephone airtime service is intended for official University business.
The ICR would have the authority to annul laws or dismiss public officials to uphold the Kosovo settlement.
‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
And on the need for contempt powers, he recounted how officials at times refused to obey the orders.

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This came after scores of pro-Uribe legislators and other officials were indicted on conspiracy charges involving so-called demobilized paramilitaries. Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Airline officials are calling the attack a suicide attempt.
Over Fate of Georgia, Provinces With Russian forces appearing to hunker down in Georgia, U.S. and European officials now face a pricklier challenge: Moscow's insistence that it has the right to help break up the country. U.S.-Russia Relations Turn Cold
It had begun the seventies with the declared intention of contributing 0.7 percent of the gross national product in official aid.
But what of the emails, text messages and other private communications between government officials which aren't published online -- will Twitter and Facebook help "democratize" that information as well? Is Social Media Helping or Hurting California Politics?
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.
I'm sure she's flouting loads of official and unofficial tube etiquette in one fell swoop here.
State officials retained considerable economic control and allowed uneconomic factories and mines to continue operating.
Union officials privately acknowledge that Phoenix's achilles heel has always been the difficulties it would face raising the necessary finance.
The news is not yet official.
The officials and diplomats spoke anonymously because of the delicacy of the negotiations on what tack to take on Iran.
Officially, Carter resigned, but everyone knows he was fired.
Since when did the US become an official plutocracy?
There was some discussion about the relationship between official and unofficial action.
It has both a vertical shaft and an adit to an incline, which we and several mine officials entered in a small bus.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance plane last week in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Military Plane 'Buzzes' U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
‘It will therefore serve a better purpose to issue official statements for media consumption,’ Bernama quoted him as saying.
Despite serious technical obstacles, space agency officials are considering whether to launch a Jupiter space probe powered entirely by sunlight.
According to FDA officials, the herb stevia can be ‘adulterated’ merely by being in the presence of information that reveals its sweetening property.
Just ahead, the Democratic ticket is official, and the game is underway.
The Twelfth" officially commemorates the July 12, 1690, triumph of Protestant King William of Orange versus the Catholic he deposed from the English throne, James II, at the Battle of the Boyne south of Belfast. Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
An official announcement of their plans is expected to follow early in the New Year. The Sun
Faced by those constraints, the soldiers of the Royal Anglians face an uphill task and the official three-year time limit is already looking decidedly niggardly.
Last Thursday, campus officials received a bomb threat that was sent over the university e-mail system.
The two other witnesses interviewed are a former senior council official and a former lord mayor of Leicester. Times, Sunday Times
Horses Wednesday mainly galloped, jogged, or walked, but the first official workouts are most likely to occur on Thursday.
Number Ten Downing Street is the British prime minister's official residence.
Newspapers have, however, reported that prosecutors are convinced the investigating magistrate in charge of a corruption and fraud inquiry involving the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia will soon officially name him as a suspect in the case. Spain's king blocks scandal-hit son-in-law from royal duties
A monument to mark Ingleton's coal mining heritage was officially unveiled this week.
The Korea Skating Union suspended Lee Jung-su and Kwak Yoon-gy from all competitions until April 2013 as punishment for allegedly helping to fix competitions and national team tryouts in March, KSU official Kim Tae-wan said. Two South Korean Olympic medalists get 3-year skating ban
Examination papers will be handed back after the marks have been officially recorded.
And the site cheekily suggests filling party bags with items cheaper than the show's official merchandise. The Sun
An airport official said the alternative is to take passengers to the midterm car park for a free shuttle bus. The Sun
When the polls closed for the day at 5.30 pm university officials said nearly 5,000 people had cast their votes.
They can have their cases rejected, without reasons being given, by nameless officials.
Zhang had been chained to a cowshed in Hunan, southern China, in 2005 after falling out with village officials over a loan to build his house. Zhang Chuanqiu, Chain Skin Victim, Saved By British Media Charity
It's a scandal for a city official to take tax money for his own use.
Myanmar officials have repeatedly asked for more help from the IMF to help the government simplify the country's unwieldy foreign-exchange regime, which involves multiple exchange rates—including an official rate of about six Myanmar kyat per dollar, compared with a street rate of about 800 per dollar. Clinton Encourages Myanmar
Additionally, FDA officials decided the drug must carry a warning on its label stating, "An increased rate of stroke was observed following Xarelto discontinuation in clinical trials" in patients with the faulty heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. FDA Approves Anticlotting Drug
The law obliges officials to review deals with firms found responsible for corruption. Times, Sunday Times
President George H.W. Bush was the first to officially pardon a turkey.
Surely one of the agonizing attributes of our post – September 11 age is the unending need to reaffirm realities that have been proved, and proved again, but just as doggedly denied by those in power, forcing us to live trapped between two narratives of present history, the one gaining life and color and vigor as more facts become known, the other growing ever paler, brittler, more desiccated, barely sustained by the life support of official power. 'The Moment Has Come to Get Rid of Saddam'
The only thing really official was the fact that if captured, he was certain to be shot as a spy.
In the Qing Dynasty, the officials's penal system includes two parts: disciplinary sanction and penal punishment.
Previously he had been engaged in making a geological map of Devon and he now continued this work in an official capacity.
She contends that U.S. officials overreacted, rather than dealing pragmatically with adoption procedures in a country where poverty and a long-running insurgency fueled widespread child abandonment, impaired record-keeping, and hampered official investigative capabilities. Despite Hurdles, Families Pursue Nepal Adoptions
Now stadium officials have decided to turf out the rye grass surface and lay a fresh pitch. The Sun
Chinese officials emphasize that the money is for scientific research cooperation, and doesn't a rental fee.
The city gave the telco an interim revocable permit earlier this year, but officials insisted a city charter requires that the franchise be voted on by residents.
NASA officials say they don't think a piece of tile that hit Discovery's belly during liftoff is a serious matter.
She weighed in on the issue more than a year ago, officially requesting that the Minister's office do something to stop the apparent rot at the company.
PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Well, Lou, a senior defense official tells CNN that that consideration of using helicopters to rescue Americans would happen only if the Americans could not move over land to the seaport, which is the preferred option to get all the Americans out of Lebanon. CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2006
The multivolume study, which was the only official feasibility report on the dam, was submitted to the Chinese government in 1988.
Contact a local law enforcement official for assistance. Times, Sunday Times
Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come.
This process of clarification may not have pleased the ruling classes or the officials of the religious parties.
Official figures show the scale of the implant rupturing problem. The Sun
President Kaczynski rang his brother Jaroslaw from the cabin of his official Tupolev 154 jet. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: April 13, 2010
At that time, MSN officials declined to discuss when and if they planned to broaden the beta to other countries.
Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is on the lineup, as is outgoing Pentagon undersecretary for policy Eric Edelman and proliferation official Bob Joseph (he of the Sixteen Words). We Look To The Horizon | ATTACKERMAN
One of my least favorite locutions in politics is the statement by an official or politician that someone's criticism of government policy is ‘unhelpful.’
They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward.
Should we accept an iffy grant from a local official? Times, Sunday Times
Elected officials, he lectured, should not speak unthinkingly, but rather, when doubts exist, keep silent.
Here, officials of the government-run Forest Department reportedly did not allow them to forage for food in the forests.
He started his official career as a diplomat.
He said that the official cause of death would depend on the results of molecular pathology tests, which have yet to be completed. Times, Sunday Times
BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The official cause of death, cardiac dysrhythmia. CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2003
With words like "nite" and "lite" having achieved semi-acceptable status as at least "alternate spellings," I suppose it's only a matter of time before "u" become official. Archive 2007-03-01
And August 6, three days after her 18th birthday, Charlotte will make her official society debut at the traditional Red Cross Ball.
Some of the confidence and assertiveness comes from having spent time in government, and now we've identified ways where we want to make our push," said a senor administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House thinking on the Middle East developments. As Arabs protest, Obama administration offers assertive support
They can have their cases rejected, without reasons being given, by nameless officials.
White House officials said the bill helped "propel" the company's recent expansion. A state dinner do-over
He has acted as one of the campaign's unofficial advisers, according to an insider. Times, Sunday Times
The President's official visit marks the start of a more fraternal relationship between the two countries.
The announcement came in a bald statement from the official news agency.
The case remains officially unsolved by Scotland Yard. Times, Sunday Times
Hurling supporters in neighbouring parishes are scouring local GAA officials in the hope of getting a ticket to the September 12 Final.
Young White House officials were giddy with excitement. Times, Sunday Times
The broadcaster attacked customs officials and police who seemingly stood on the quayside watching without intervening to help. Times, Sunday Times
The countries laying claim to this bounty have all been building up their navies, notably China which this week officially confirmed long-known plans to deploy its first aircraft-carrier.
Even as the varsity officials maintain that the fee hike was inevitable, most students see the hike as monumental.
Pious people, along with neglectful officials and prurient newspapers, need not worry about the thin dividing line between the demon and the normal citizen.
When he made that announcement, the prime minister presumably did not mean that the official would continue to do his first-class job until Wednesday evening, whereupon he would draft a truly top-hole letter of resignation.
ITV would not comment on the line-up before it was officially unveiled. The Sun
An official from the Ministry of the Interior said six people had died.
Apparently the movie has to be officially called off in some way and that takes time.
Steve is also a local, now living in the town where I was an elected official.
Western officials say the problem is minor, and should be quickly overcome.
In southern France, police arrested 12 suspects in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, officials said. World Watch
Some of the officials have special privileges.
The coffin was palled with a square of rusty black velvet, whence all the pile had long been worn, and which the soaking rain now helped age to embrown and make flabby; a standard cross was borne by an ecclesiastical official, who had on a quadrangular cap surmounted by a centre tuft; two priests followed, sheltered by umbrellas, their sacerdotal garments dabbled and draggled with mud, and showing thick-shod feet beneath the dingy serge and lawn that flapped above them, as they came along at a smart pace, suggestive of anything but solemnity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
His official spokesman declined to comment. Times, Sunday Times
Now it seems that pressure from foreign diplomats and top officials could turn the tide.
Once we do this tomorrow, the movers will bring everything we own (save for about 6 suitcases' worth) to our home, and we'll be officially moved in.
In any unwieldy bureaucratic system there will be some in need who will be let down by officialdom. The Sun
For the sake of sanity, radio shows and other broadcasts are lumped in with "bootlegs" -- the term bootleg is taken to be anything not released by the band on one of its official record companies. DISCOGRAPHY: Genesis, by Scott McMahan
A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
The emperor sent an official named Marcellinus, an excellent Christian, to preside as cognitor at the conference. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy
From the main fire station in downtown Tampa, officials in a meeting heard the fire a mile away.
The state's intentions, of using the entire coastline for desalination, were revealed when chief minister Ashok Chavan recently instructed officials to explore the idea of allotting land to private parties for setting up desalination plants on design, build, operate and transfer basis. Daily News & Analysis
A sheep dog is the unofficial greeter of Harberton Estancia, a picturesque ranch with red-roofed buildings and rolling terrain.
The neighbours in unofficial whispers talk about his activities but officially they know nothing.
For the second time in as many months the Sligo Rovers boss was sent from the sideline for remonstrating with a match official.
This phenomenon has gone largely unremarked upon by US military and civilian officials.
Both players were found guilty of foul and abusive language towards the match official during Acorn's defeat to Normanton Knights on November 20.
County officials are expected to announce details of the plan today.
The extract inclosed, which is taken from an official publication of the Belgian Government, and the extract from an official statement by the Belgian Minister of War, prove that the Belgian Government had never connived, or been willing to connive, at the breach of the treaty that made the maintenance of Belgian neutrality an international obligation. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe
European diplomats and Croatian officials also claim Britain is doing Washington's bidding.
People inside the 50-kilometer (30-mile) tunnel, known as the Chunnel, were evacuated through a service tunnel that runs between the two train-carrying tunnels, Eurotunnel officials said. Top Stories - Google News
The Marine Corps is usually conservative in distributing medals, but the battles of March and April here are certain to bring a significant number of citations for bravery, officials said.
Let us walk away with the lessons of this," Gray told the crowd of dozens of employees, after adding that such an incident can "intimidate" elected officials from participating in outreach such as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's event Saturday. D.C. government observes moment of silence for Ariz. victims
And Fed officials framed their decision as being designed to fulfill its "dual mandate" to maintain maximum employment and stable prices. Fed to inject $600 billion into economy
European officials, however, tend to be more confident about their ability to predict, based on theory, likely effects in the future and are somewhat more skeptical of the self-correcting nature of markets.
The divisions found in and between the diwan, sarishtadar, and mirza categories were often created and perpetuated by the individuals and alliances operating in the political realm, i.e., among the officials and office-holders who were both the instigators and targets of the audits. Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
A five-day week has found an immediate welcome and much popularity since it was officially adopted across the country.
They might also expect a return visit from an official with a search warrant wishing to verify the truth of the destruction assertion. ill lich TSA subpoenas, threatens two bloggers who published non-classified airline security directive Boing Boing
Should we accept an iffy grant from a local official? Times, Sunday Times
There is no official record of how many spills are caused each year by bad weather. Times, Sunday Times
For the time being, bushwacking will still be permitted, as will adventuring on unofficial boot trails, but protecting low-use zones will be a high priority.
These accused have also admitted in their confession that top officials of the food and civil supplies department including the minister were involved in the racket.
The official avoided making specific comments on the possibility of a U.S.-led military operation to rescue Koda.
Bank officials in Addis Ababa were eager in interviews to discuss the Chinese model and whether it is possible to have development without freedom. Ben Rawlence: World Bank Feeding Repression in Ethiopia
They did not know that the actual music of the rite is also selected and contained within an official book of the Church. They sang the propers in Atlanta
Any campaign pushing for a name change has to begin with our own media, officials and the people on the street.
Some 40 people have since been arrested in connection with the case, and they include police and lower-level state officials.
He tangled with other cardinals and disciplined church officials who dissented from official church policy.
The dollar was officially devalued, and the Japanese yen and German mark were raised in value.
Do you think the newly awakened lionhearted people are going to be frightened by an official hat? An Enemy of the People
Like other presidents, Obama will appoint thousands of officials to his administration, and many high-ranking officials, including most members of his Cabinet, will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mira rejected the official history that viewed her mother as a traitor, preferring instead to cast her as a martyr to the partisan cause.
The chase scene that follows is intercut with brief vignettes showing the bank officials glorying in the publicity the robbery has created.
It wouldn't be the first time officials have failed to act on suspicions about improper behaviour either. Times, Sunday Times
According to company officials, Owen has gained widespread recognition as a Western painter of fine art, and his work in gouache captures present-day working cowboys.
In the public sector there is also the added dimension of the politician-official relationship.
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
Once a catwalk trend, brows are now officially mainstream. Times, Sunday Times
Yet there is the possibility of an engagement, whether official or unofficial for John Brown.
They are the official school outfitters.
At the Christmas meeting of the court, in 1085, it was decided, apparently after much debate and probably with special reference to the general land-tax, called the Danegeld, to form by means of inquiries, officially made in each locality, a complete register of the occupied lands of the kingdom, of their holders, and of their values. The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216)
Wildlife official are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in at least 75 years, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off.
Raw milk proponents take cause to capitols, courtrooms as public health officials warn of risk risks of raw milk is spilling into statehouses and courtrooms across the country as proponents of unpasteurized PAU kisan melas to be held in March Dr M S Gill, Director of Extension University, said the university is creating awareness about the need to WN.com - Articles related to Report Claims Flowers Lose Aroma Due To Climate Change
But for those who believe in watching the buys and sales of insiders it is an interesting move, particularly when it is backed up by another key company official's deals.
German antiterrorist officials say they hadn't previously identified Mr. Uka as a potential militant. Frankfurt Shooting Suspect Had Links to Radical Islamists
Several people who have talked to military officials said that the officers objected to election "monitors" because they believed the word denoted supervision or control, but that "observers" from nongovernment organizations would be welcome. NYT > Home Page
Aloha State as its official popular name in a 1959 legislative act.
In Australia, we know that there is activity at official or semi-official level in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria at least.
Although we were officially the London helpline, we got calls from all over Britain and from all over the world.
Nor are medical journals or official sources of health advice much more scrupulous. Times, Sunday Times
But United officials told the Yorkshire Post last night that making tickets available internally was standard practice.
The less attention received by U.S. officials and policy, the less blame Chávez can off-load on Washington, and the less he can claim that America poses a threat. Doug Bandow: Defusing Venezuela's Nuclear Threat?
Colombian troops and US officials have mounted a search in the area to recover the missing Americans but the area is heavily mined and four Colombian soldiers are already reported to have been injured.
Finally, although I didn't hear that Weiner was facing any charges, I'm also taken by this day-after-the-confession "we're going to follow you around the neighborhood" shot in the NYT in which the press not only frames Weiner as someone officials would call "a person of interest," but, like a guy out on bail, we see the visual media starting to own not just the title of paparazzi, but also the "lurker" role. Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Media's Weiner Pictures: Who's Getting Dirty Now?
Aside from meetings with Clinton and a senior State Department official, Fujimori spent most of his day here in public appearances.
BLYTHE - A parolee was back behind bars today in Blythe, held on suspicion of possessing and transporting methamphetamine for sales, sheriff's and jail officials said. Undefined
His tour came after Serbian President Boris Tadic said that he would join other leaders in the Brdo at Kranj castle, but only if Kosovo was represented by the United Nations and their officials sit at the table with nameplates Kosovo-UNMIK (UN Mission in Kosovo). The Earth Times Online Newspaper
Investigators believe hackers stole sensitive U.S. information and passwords and implanted backdoors in unclassified government computers to allow them to return at will, said U.S. officials familiar with the hacking. Boing Boing: July 9, 2006 - July 15, 2006 Archives
The protest was a symbolic gesture of anger at official policy.
Now, to their amazement, Bush administration officials find themselves thrust through the equivalent of a Star-Trekkian wormhole into an anti-universe where everything that once worked for them seems to work against them …. Think Progress » White House officials seek Bloomin’ Onion of the Far East.
By then he was unofficially resident and working abroad, and in uneasy relations with the Soviet authorities.
Up to 190,000 people will be left to languish on bail for lengthy periods despite a government crackdown, according to official forecasts. Times, Sunday Times
Tap water in Kawaguchi City in Saitama north of Tokyo contained 210 becquerels of radioactive iodine — well above the 100 becquerels considered safe for babies but below the 300-becquerel level for adults, Health Ministry official Shogo Misawa said. Anxiety in Japan over radiation in tap water
It would also help unilingual francophones to function as unilinguals outside of Quebec, in so far as official bilingualism insures provision of government services in French.
Seven police officials, including a police inspector and a subinspector, have already been arrested for their links to Goa's notorious narcotics mafia over the last two months. Zee News : India National
Western officials had also worried that it would undermine their efforts to build a joint state.
An official decision by the authorities to switch off electricity to student dormitories at 11 p.m. led to unrest on campus.
English is the official language of Grenada, but many Grenadians speak patois, a dialect that combines English words with elements of French and African languages.
Officials in the government's new ‘respect unit’ are drawing up the package of measures to tackle young tearaways and ‘neighbours from hell’.
Afghan and western officials say the policy has damaged attempts to reach out to insurgents. Times, Sunday Times
As a result, he needed the car to perform his official duties.
Their trials, officially called adjudicatory hearings, will begin Nov. 15 for Rangel and Nov. 29 for Waters. Rangel, Waters ethics trials to take place after elections
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they have arrested two men for celebrating their engagement to each other in the conservative southern African country .... Annabelle Gurwitch: The Year End Round-Up in Marriage
The initials AIG may stand officially for American Insurance Group, butthey would better represent: Ain't I Greedy! Stop the Bonuses at AIG
For the asset purchase program to be effective, it must be done on a very large scale," Neel Kashkari, the Treasury's top TARP official, said in a speech last week.
Most of what I write is actually just cut and paste stuff from official documents, but I seem to get away with it.
It was the official religion during the reign of the monarchy and is currently the unofficial religion.
U.S. intelligence officials think that bin Laden and Zawahiri remain in hiding in Pakistan's rugged and semiautonomous tribal belt where the CIA continues to hunt them. Panetta outlines plan for bin Laden's detention if al-Qaeda leader is captured
Now, the idea was officially kaput, finito, dead, dead, dead, killed, even before it could engage in combat.
Defense Department officials said the Quantico brig was designed for short pre-trial stays. Pentagon to Transfer WikiLeaks Suspect to New Prison
Instead, the governor would require simply that elected officials disclose fully and completely all contributions to their campaigns.
Speculation about an international cloning movement setting up base here has been rife following the arrival of one of its officials, with ’setting up office’ as one of the tasks on his agenda. Cloning cult enters Lanka
Fox and hockey officials refused to put a price tag on a regulation puck stuffed with computer chips.
I had invited a few friends of mine, along with two officials I had the pleasure of meeting through some work-related interviews, to dinner at my place.
Read in studio Health officials are warning that so-called rave parties could lead to a drug epidemic.
The senior official said the proposals are calibrated to protect sovereignty.
The censorship method… is that of handing the job over to some frail and erring mortal man, and making him omnipotent on the assumption that his official status will make him infallible and omniscient.
Party officials have uncovered a conspiracy to discredit the prime minister.
According to official documents reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires, corn and soymeal imported from India are on a list specifying any shipments are to be subjected to detailed pest risk analysis and a phytosanitary import permits. Vietnam Says Indian Corn No Good, Blames Pest
Masham Parish Council wanted to add uplighters to the stone bridge over the River Ure at a cost of about £4,500, but the scheme is strongly opposed by North Yorkshire County Council whose officials say it would be illegal.
More serious, however, was the ineffectiveness of official propaganda in favour of the war.
The court held that school officials have the authority to dismiss teachers.
Officials have speculated that he used informal Middle East money-transfer networks known as hawala, which are difficult to trace. Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb suspect
Ministry officials attributed this increase to higher interest payments on outstanding government bonds.
Data are being gathered from published sources and from interviews with officials, private insurers and commercial bankers.
Onchocerciasis eliminated from west Africa: Officials from the World Health Organization last week celebrated the elimination of onchocerciasis, or river blindness, as a public health threat in west Africa.

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