Paul Keating delivered his Redfern speech, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its final report and the issues raised in both were acknowledged and swiftly consigned to the past, as if acknowledgement alone had fixed the problem.
The point is made not to be difficult about Reyes, but to acknowledge how swiftly time flies in sports, how quickly the window of opportunity can close.
When she wonders, thinking back, if a crucial act "hadn't been purely personal, aimed against Minette Swift as an individual, and not 'racist,' " she must also acknowledge "how swiftly and crudely the personal becomes the racial".
Wolves' owner and chairman, Steve Morgan, swiftly acknowledged Curbishley's credentials, saying: "He has a great track record and the calibre of what we're looking for, but there are a number of other candidates.
Officials swiftly acknowledged that one site (the Ministry of Fear, I dubbed it) was a security headquarters, seemingly a legitimate target for NATO and its charge to protect civilians.
Even if the breached organization doesn't have all of the details at its fingertips to answer the who, what, when, where and why of a breach, openly and swiftly acknowledging that a breach has occurred will go a long way in keeping consumer trust intact.
Participants in the NASA meeting acknowledged that ice is also flowing swiftly off Greenland.
Jan Peter Balkenende, the prime minister, swiftly conceded defeat and acknowledged the gap between politicians and the electorate.
In recent weeks, Haden has faced criticism for not acting more swiftly, especially after Sarkisian acknowledged mixing alcohol with medication before the "Salute to Troy" pep rally in August.
But it is a truth universally acknowledged (on Fleet Street) that grief is more swiftly abated if it involves a sixth stage: randomly blaming a celebrity.
Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the players' union, intervened swiftly and Frank Clark, the manager of Forest, acknowledged the implications right from the start.
