Boeing might say it better - but try telling that to the check pilot who often has his own interpretation of the Boeing statement . If the Boeing FCTM was written more clearly and concisely, and without regard to legal niceties, then we wouldn't have all this to-ing and fro-ing on Pprune about who is up who, and who is paying the rent. It beats me that Boeing must have done an enormous amount of research before writing stuff in their manuals, yet only the bare necessities are actually published, leaving pilots to speculate over the Boeing intent.
By the way, with the dreaded engine fire warning on the runway after V1 - and you have no idea of the severity of the fire - how long between first hearing the bell and the subsequent firing the first bottle would you consider reasonable? Have heard lots of theories from 15 seconds maximum, to let it burn until the flaps are up and the PNF has time to recall the recalls. Have seen upwards of one minute before someone fires the bottle. Wings have burnt through in that time.