"I'm not doing good in school this semester," Alicia acknowledged, her tone half rueful, half isn't-this-cool.
At one point he tacitly acknowledged the tone of almost spiritual pilgrimage in the air by shaking the water out of a harmonica onto folks sitting in the first few rows, a rock 'n' roll priest anointing his flock.
Philip Roth and Nicholson Baker would acknowledge the tone in which he addresses her shade: Give me space to get over the idea of you — the thrilling silver voice, the gigantic silver screen.
The paper's public editor at the time, Margaret Sullivan, acknowledged that "the tone of some stories is regrettably dismissive, even mocking at times".
There had only ever been three Olympic Games held in the United States in one hundred years!" Jackson acknowledged The Frighteners tone made it hard to pigeon-hole and sell, and his experience on the film made him understand the importance of marketing.
Mr. Carlson acknowledged that in a tone of voice half amused, half amazed: "They own my handwriting".
He said that relations with the United States would have advantages for Iran and he acknowledged the change of tone in the new American administration.
She noted that the book had been "criticized for the harshness and alleged 'cynicism' of its tone" and acknowledged that it was "indeed a tough-minded work, sharp, brusque, and sometimes nearly Swiftian in its acerbities".
As Floridians took to the polls, Rubio expressed regret over his uncharacteristically lowbrow tone and acknowledged he had embarrassed his wife, children and the supporters who looked to him as a role model.
In response to comments by the Ambassador that President Lobo is open to re-establishing normal diplomatic channels with Brazil, Garcia took on a conciliatory tone and acknowledged that some degree of communication with Lobo - "an exchange of notes" - has already taken place.
