The Governor acknowledges that he is off to a slow start.

The Governor acknowledged that there were few large new initiatives in the budget.

The Governor herself acknowledged that an outside candidate would face a tough confirmation fight.

The governor acknowledged that the state was facing a $2 billion deficit exactly one month to the day after his re-election.

Even the governor acknowledged that his plan would bring immediate relief to only 200 or so inmates.

When asked about the race, the governor seldom acknowledges that he might have a political motive for his actions.

Even the governor acknowledged a cultural attraction between Southern teenagers and fast cars.

As the governor has slowly acknowledged the depth of the budget problem, the battle lines are being drawn over how to deal with it.

The governor also acknowledged, some say for the first time, that the state could pay for these bonds, at least in the beginning.

In the state election campaign last fall, the Governor acknowledged, drug-related violence was the dominant issue.