They have acknowledged their apparent weaknesses, but have become defiant when others have done so.

I learned to acknowledge my weaknesses so they could be strengthened.

The authors, led by Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia, acknowledged the study's weaknesses.

Ms. Harris obviously also makes room for women who have been considered less than exemplary, although she acknowledges their weaknesses with great reluctance.

"I don't think independent restaurants are willing to acknowledge their weaknesses."

Arts executives say that Mr. Mitchell has long failed to recognize the need for professional management and to acknowledge his own weaknesses as an administrator.

To his credit, Mr. Idei was honest enough to acknowledge Sony's weaknesses and push the company to catch up.

And dancers are austere, competitive creatures; getting them to acknowledge their weaknesses, even for the sake of their health, requires a radical change in attitude.

Nolan appears to think that the players aren't acknowledging their weaknesses and thus are not working on them.

We need a common economic policy, an intelligent tax policy and the courage to acknowledge our structural weaknesses: research and product development.