Perhaps this acknowledges a reality of trying to reach a wider audience.
As controversial as the new breast cancer screening recommendations might be (front page, Nov. 19), they simply acknowledge a reality for many women.
But, at the very least, it seems to acknowledge a reality that kids like Cristina, the gravestone cleaner, have long understood: banning child labor won't, on its own, make it go away; it just means that kids will work in the shadows.
Chief Deputy Rothrock also acknowledged a new reality.
Dr. James Low, a primary care physician in Jacksonville who has spent the last two decades practicing less than two miles from Mr. Bolton's home, acknowledged a grim reality: The region's doctors are swamped, and many are not taking new patients.
But as he parried a sympathetic Republican's question about how careful the Supreme Court should be in overturning an act of Congress, Judge Roberts also acknowledged a political reality that hung over his confirmation hearings: "All judges are acutely aware of the fact that millions and millions of people have voted for you and not one has voted for any of us".
While the House GOP and conservative Democrats have been calling for Social Security spending to be reined in, a subset of Republicans has acknowledged a different reality: The old-age program does not now keep up with the costs facing seniors.
Although anthropogenic climate change is generally acknowledged as a reality, tree level models that respond to the boundary conditions expected to change as a result of global warming are largely non-existent.
For men of color, race was acknowledged as a reality, but they did not describe it as demonstrably impacting their training experiences.
Linda Ellerbee, host and executive producer of Nickelodeon's "Nick News" and a former network correspondent, acknowledges a different reality.
So maybe it's time to acknowledge a core reality: People with skills can really thrive in this tenuous, networked society.
