Sentence examples for acknowledged falling from inspiring English sources

In his statement, Mr. Massa acknowledged falling short of the standards he had set for himself.

But the murder of a king, he acknowledged, falls into a different category from the confessed sins of the undergraduates, which included shoplifting, lying and "kissing a married man".

Writing in The New York Times Book Review in 1999 (the book under review was "The Students Are Watching"), James Traub encapsulated their point of view: "The coalition schools illustrate a vexing problem for progressives, for while the best of them are inspiring, most of them, as Sizer himself has acknowledged, fall far short of the founding principles".

His thesis, he acknowledges, falls into the category of the stimulating, rather than the popular.

To be fair, Hollywood has acknowledged its falling off in standards by giving more prominence than usual to films from other countries.

He acknowledged the falling numbers, but said he took comfort in the fact that he was not at the bottom of the pack.

Yellen acknowledged that falling energy prices create deflationary pressure, "but at this point it's premature to make a judgment on that," she said.

Mr. Melofchik also acknowledged the fallen firefighters, saying his "thoughts and prayers" went out to their families.

For investors in bonds guaranteed by MBIA, a downgrade could force them to acknowledge the falling value of their holdings right away.

Autor, in an interview, said he believes that on balance, the benefits of trade and technological advance clearly outweigh the losses, but the losses are worse than many have acknowledged, and fall with devastating force on specific populations in the workforce.

Carnegie Mellon University economist Allan Meltzer acknowledges that falling oil and food prices could lead to a quarter of general price declines.