The problem here was that it was not clear that had he asked for a formal declaration of war he would have gotten one.
Mr Alexeyenko said the problem with the contaminated meat was that it was not clear what it was made of and that old or ill animals could have been used.
Mr Murillo Karam said investigators had established that the blast had not set off a fire, but that it was not yet clear what that meant.
For instance, Noven Pharmaceuticals (nasdaq: NOVN - news - people ) and Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ), which make a patch that delivers estrogen, emphasized that it was not clear that the results could be extended to their product.
The number of funders who enrolled in that first course was so large that it became clear that I was not the only one who felt the need for better education.
But the state's high court later voided that order and it was not clear what that might mean for the votes cast during that time span.
But that didn't matter because it was clear that not one of the husbands or boyfriends trying to follow along was getting it.
It was close for a bit but then Louisville just hit the gas in a way that made clear that this was not going to be Duke's day.
Whether that was true or not, Mukasey made it clear that under him there was going to be a real firewall.
The White House said that it was not entirely clear who was in control of the weapons, leaving open the possibility that the attacks were accidental or unauthorized.
Even though it is pretty clear that the shooter was not a Tea Party fanatic, it is becoming clear that some commentators are using the shooting as a pretext to further marginalize ideas with which they disagree.
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But my worry was that I wanted a clear win not a messy draw and if they presented it as a draw that was not good enough for us.
He said that, in hindsight, it was clear that Greece was not ready for the euro.
That paper made it clear that it was not watching TV for long periods that was unhealthy, but it reflected an unhealthy lifestyle.
It was clear that not all of the guests were wholeheartedly committed to the cause.
It was not clear that the United States had enough leverage to convince Malaysia to take part in sanctions.
As a result of the new amendments he added that it was not clear if all banks met the rules.
But he also said it was not clear that the board was accountable to the Welsh government, and he would welcome "clarity".
Even so, it was not clear that Allen would choose to go ahead with a Senate confirmation hearing, given the nature of the email probe.
But when that superiority was not so clear, when the opposition could defend against crosses and break at speed, then it left the side exposed.
However, golf commentator Maureen Madill told BBC Radio Ulster that it was not a clear cut solution as during his earlier career, McIlroy had represented both countries.
And it was not clear that Mr Powell's case would change many minds among the public, many of whom have been debating the Iraq issue for months.
And it was not clear that Frist had the votes to do so successfully: At least three Republican senators have indicated they would not support such a move.
As The Economist went to press, it was not clear that an agreement would be reached, partly, it seems, because the Russians wanted more intrusive inspections of the tests than America would accept.
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Even though the limits were quite modest, a federal judge struck them down and ruled it was not clear that position limits could be imposed without determining whether they were necessary and appropriate.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that President Dmitry Medvedev has agreed to sign the document but added that it was not clear whether it has been amended since Russia made the commitment to sign.
In a statement, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley agreed with NICE on the urgency of the problem, but he said it was not clear that a minimum price "is the best way to impact price in order to impact demand".
It was over certain predictions about the UK energy market and it was quite clear that he had not the fist inkling of the basics of this science about human beings, economics.
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But Pension Reform Minister Stephen Timms told the BBC that the government had written to pensioners, making clear that this was not the case.
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