Mr. Sinn acknowledged a decline in the current state of the manufacturing and construction sectors, but said the wholesaling and retailing climate had improved.
Iran's veneer of stoicism toward the Western sanctions that have disrupted its economy showed some new strains on Monday, as the deputy oil minister acknowledged a decline in domestic petroleum production because of dwindling foreign investment, and four-year-old talks between the Iranians and Poland's biggest natural gas developer collapsed.
And yet, and yet, and yet … it was perhaps unsurprising that a man in his 80s who was drastically overweight and struggling with type 2 diabetes should have to slow down and acknowledge a decline in his once-formidable powers.
He went on to become the United States solicitor general, the administration's top lawyer, and his victory now threatens to cut into the federal budget just as the government is being forced to acknowledge a sharp decline in the projected surplus.
Several candidates, including executives of Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Chicago Symphony, and the executive and artistic director of the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, have acknowledged declining a job offer or an invitation to pursue one.
Brazil declined to acknowledge a formal state of war, and for most of its duration, the Uruguayan Brazilian armed conflict was an undeclared war.
Mr. Shaw acknowledged the decline in ratings for the broadcast networks, but emphasized what they could still deliver.
Paul Giordano, X.L.'s general counsel, acknowledged the decline in premium revenue reported by the company's new American subsidiary.
Four years ago, the Government acknowledged the decline in school sport that had taken place during the 1980s and 1990s by launching a new national strategy, backed by £1.5bn of taxpayers' and Lottery money.
Like executives from the Fox network, Mr. Graboff acknowledged the decline in "Idol" this season, pointing to the competition from similar singing shows, "The Voice" on NBC and "The X Factor" on Fox.
Whilst it is widely acknowledged that there is a decline in the frequency and absolute number and precursor activity of early thymic progenitors (ETP) in older mice [ 1, 25, 26, 27], it is often attributed to alterations in haematopoietic stem cells [ 28, 29].
