But investors were quick to realise that a weak statement could bring potential bidders back out of the woodwork.
Here's a deeper irony: The FDA had not only missed the opportunity to make a statement about a potential link between Avandia and heart attacks, even if only to dismiss it.
Flaws in a statement noted two potential negative factors.
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To date, Bansky has made no public statement about the removal and potential sale of his work.
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"The board believes new leadership will help to revitalize and re-energize Wachovia and enable it to realize its potential, " it said in a statement.
"We're very pleased that TPG and these major investors have expressed their confidence in WaMu's underlying value and its growth potential, " Killinger said in a statement April 4.
The 1949 painting "Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio" was taken June 19 from the Venus Over Manhattan gallery by a man posing as a potential customer, according to a police statement.
"When we met with Phil we were inspired by his commitment to San Diego and his passion for the Padres, " Kevin O'Malley, one of the other potential investors, said in a prepared statement released to the PGA Tour's website.
He told the court in a statement that Kwame was full of potential.
The problem, as Microsoft pointed out in a statement last week, is that any potential deal between Google and Yahoo!
Campaigners lobbied hard over a potential petrol tax hike in the run up to the Autumn Statement and Labour also called for Chancellor George Osborne to delay the planned fuel duty increase for three months.
In his formal statement, the Russian representative talked grandly of using national potential and creating incentives for sustainable development.
Vodafone said in a statement that any discussion of the tax treatment of a potential Verizon Wireless deal was at best speculative as the deal has not yet happened.
"The judges were particularly impressed with their highly effective marketing strategy which has put solar lighting within reach of over a million people in 32 countries with significant potential for further expansion, " the Ashden Awards said in a statement.
After this report was announced, HP released a statement stating that no systems had been reported compromised by this potential attack.
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Rewards for a stock-price decline "should be balanced against the potential misalignment with shareholder value, " Diebold said in its latest proxy statement.
" MLB said in a statement that "We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances.
"The Chapter 11 process constitutes the most strategic option for Atari's US operations as they look to preserve their inherent value and unlock revenue potential unrealized while under the control of Atari SA, " the statement said.
Whitchurch cringes at the potential legal repercussions of signing the two-page, single-spaced ethics statement that Zebra's lawyers have drawn up.
"We believe that this important reorganization of our key business units will help us raise our operating leverage across the firm and realize the full potential of Morgan Stanley's great franchise, " Purcell said in a statement announcing Monday's management changes.
"This action comes after several weeks when the company has reviewed, considered and received the recommendations and advice with respect to potential avenues for relief that are currently available, " the company said in a statement Thursday.
"If he enters the not guilty by reason of insanity plea, he's going to be examined by state doctors and any statement he makes to those state doctors are given to the prosecution for potential use later, " Beller said.
"We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances, " an MLB statement read.
"The tightening of credit conditions has the potential to intensify the housing correction and to restrain economic growth more generally, " the statement said today.
He made the statement whilst giving evidence to the Communities and Culture Committee for its inquiry into potential impact of the UK Government's Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill on 3 February 2011.
"We've already seen that the oceans are becoming more acidic as a result of the carbon dioxide uptake, with potential repercussions for the underwater food chain and coral reefs, " Jarraud said in a statement.
That information, according to the NASA statement, can help predict how changes in the ice sheet will contribute to a potential global rise in sea levels.
"The tightening of credit conditions has the potential to intensify the housing correction and to restrain economic growth more generally, " said the statement by the Open Market Committee.
With a weak recovery to start 2013, "Fitch has not revised its previous judgment that the potential annual growth rate of the UK economy is around 2.25 percent, " the statement said.
"We can confirm that Lucent and Alcatel are engaged in discussions about a potential merger of equals that is intended to be priced at market, " said a Lucent statement released late Thursday night.
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