But the spokesman acknowledged that he was referring only to military controls.

Now, many events have been added, and a spokesman acknowledged that "they don't add up to anything."

A spokesman acknowledged that pricing the car would be tricky, given the cost of the fuel.

A spokesman acknowledged, however, that such a plan could pit specialists against each other.

And a spokesman for the conservative members publicly acknowledged that they had suffered a blow.

A spokesman for the rebels acknowledged 50 rebel deaths in 48 hours.

A spokesman for the Russian agency acknowledged as much.

But the spokesman acknowledged that part of that increase could have been due to better reporting.

The spokesman acknowledged that the authority "cannot actually block the merger."

At the White House, a spokesman acknowledged the unusual nature of the effort.