Sentence examples for acknowledged possessing from inspiring English sources

Palestinian militant groups have never acknowledged possessing the weapons.

"He has also acknowledged possessing a Russian diplomatic passport, and claims to have represented the Russian government in other countries".

The Obama administration has never formally acknowledged possessing a broader panoply of cyber weapons aimed at the Iranian nuclear program, known as Olympic Games.

Atop the list is protecting Syria's chemical weapons, which its leaders acknowledged possessing when vowing last month to use them only in the event of a foreign invasion.

Although Syria is believed to have large stockpiles of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, sarin and other nerve agents, its government has never explicitly acknowledged possessing them.

And, much as he began to give speeches justifying how America uses drones, he would face growing pressure to explain how the United States uses offensive cyberweapons — weapons it has never acknowledged possessing.

Since its creation, the organization has sent experts to carry out 5,000 inspections in 86 countries, working discreetly, almost shunning publicity, with the small number of signatory countries that acknowledge possessing chemical weapons.

Until recently, Syria did not acknowledge possessing chemical weapons.

The report was required as part of the Security Council's unanimous resolution on Sept. 27 aimed at ensuring the Syrian government's compliance with its surprise pledge to shed chemical arms, which have been banned since 1925 and which the government of President Bashar al-Assad had steadfastly refused even to acknowledge possessing until last month.

HE has been acknowledged for possessing a special trait: grace under pressure.

"It was legal," Mr. Foye said of the gun, though he acknowledged that possessing a firearm might violate Yale's rules.