| IDEA Code |
021 |
| Name |
Decline comment |
| Description |
Explicit decline or refusal to comment on a situation. |
| Usage Notes |
This event form is a verbal act |
| Example |
NATO on Monday declined comment on an estimate that Yugoslav army and special police troops in Kosovo were losing 90 to 100 dead per day in NATO air strikes. *
| Source |
Association |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| Sector |
Military |
| Target |
Association |
[none] |
| Sector |
[none] |
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| Example Notes |
No target actor is coded in this example because the event category itself identifies the target. That is, a "comment" (the "what" [target] of the interaction) has been declined. Thus, we do not code a target because it is already identified via the event category. In most cases, the target actor will be blank when this event category is coded. |
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