Whatever they decide, executives have acknowledged feeling pressure to turn things around quickly.

Not many chief executives would acknowledge publicly that someone else could do their job better.

Indeed, executives at the Society acknowledged that they went to court only with some hesitation.

Senior executives now acknowledge that they allowed the firm to grow too quickly.

Executives at several restaurant companies acknowledge that they face some risks.

The company plays the game of business hard, and its executives acknowledge that without apology.

Executives close to the companies acknowledged that they had not yet concluded how such an arrangement would work.

The firm's executives acknowledge that they face a daunting task.

Executives acknowledge that the edition is not exactly aimed at a mass market.

"It was really cool, but in the end we got nothing done," one executive candidly acknowledged.