It's not telling us anything new, but it's acknowledging a concern and making us laugh about it.
President Bush today acknowledged a growing concern about the nation's vulnerability to terrorist attacks, instructing Vice President Dick Cheney to head a special group to study the topic and creating a new office within the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Although the collection of finance ministers and central bankers stopped short of agreeing to a joint intervention, the group acknowledged a "shared concern about the potential impact of the yen's appreciation for the Japanese economy and the world economy," stated Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.
He even acknowledged a major concern for the Jordanians in issuing his first slight rebuke of Israeli settlements in Palestinian lands shortly after the meeting.
Supporters, advisers and donors to Mr. Romney acknowledge a deep sense of concern.
Educators, Professor Graff says, must acknowledge a growing and legitimate public concern over education and take initiatives to explain themselves better, or face ill-informed tinkering by politicians and voters.
The device, he acknowledged, is a concern "not just to the Secret Service, but also to the lawyers".
Although only recently acknowledged as a concerning social problem, child sexual abuse (CSA) is, in our day, at the forefront of worldwide social policies and practices.
Studies and initiatives examining public awareness and understanding in this area have yielded mixed results, with some acknowledging a significant amount of concern within the public over poor air quality, an awareness of air quality warnings, and a positive relationship between alerts and a change in outdoor activities (DEFRA 2002; Wen et al. 2009; McDermott et al. 2006).
He insists "there is no old fashioned transfer pricing going on", but acknowledges "an element of concern and suspicion.. that there are excess profits".
Although the rise of the yen has abated somewhat since then, Japanese officials are still concerned that a failure to acknowledge some concern about its level will lead to a renewed effort by traders and speculators to increase the value of the currency.
