I utterly condemn capital punishment while I acknowledge that my position is in opposition to the traditional teaching of my church for the vast majority of its history and that the Bible can be used to defend either view.
By including you as a "named researcher" -- i.e., stating that you will be the one carrying out the project -- he is also acknowledging your work and giving your position some security.
"I acknowledge I'm in a very privileged position," she said, "so I hope to use my means to create awareness about eating locally, sustainably and healthily".
I also acknowledge that this position is part fantastical, part cynical as fuck.
Although I have facilitated many conversations about race and racism in high school and college classrooms over the years, I still get a little anxious every time I lead such discussions, largely because of my own whiteness and privilege, so I simply name and acknowledge my position (and my sense of vulnerability) with my students.
By remaining broad-minded enough to acknowledge the truth in your opponent's narrative, you your antagonist to acknowledge the truth in your position--thus opening the door to real progress.
The meeting next Thursday, he said, would acknowledge the position of the homeland leaders in this process.
His perseverance paid off when Fianna Fail was returned to power, and Lynch was forced to acknowledge his position by appointing him health minister.
Even those sympathetic to the position just outlined are likely to acknowledge the position must be qualified and hedged in some ways.
As authors we also acknowledge our position as White researchers from an institute of higher education in relation to the context that we were observing and studying.
To be sure, as the MBCA's official comments implicitly acknowledge, the position of officers, especially senior executive officers, does not fit neatly and exclusively into either an "agent" or a "non-agent" category for indemnification purposes.
