"We are ready for the next phase"
He stated that they were ready for the next phase
"I didn't think that the president was serious"
He stated that he hadn't thought that the president had been serious.
"The country is in a state of emergency"
He declared that the country was in a state of emergency
"We will make more money available for education"
He announced that they would make more money available for education.
"You can all go home!"
He announced that they could all go home.
"I decided yesterday that my time here is over"
He announced that he had decided the day before that his time there was over
"These contestants are the best we have ever had!"
She reported that those contestants were the best they had ever had.
"The prime minister was looking forward to this reform"
She reported that the prime minister had been looking forward to that reform
"The country won't tolerate an unreliable government"
He declared that the country wouldn't tolerate an unreliable government.
"We have always been ready to fight for our country!"
He declared that they had always been ready to fight for their country
