Acknowledging the triumph of a spiritual essence that cannot be captured in words may seem odd coming from Mr. Stoppard, whose career has been predicated on the search for the mot juste.
During these 49 days, we acknowledge our triumph over our ego, over our selves, over our selfishness, over any negative behavior we might face, and we are claiming as we count each day, we are determined to overcome our personal enslavement with dignity.
In the aftermath of the US result, Merkel acknowledged Trump's triumph with the conditionality usually applied to diplomacy with Russia or China.
I want to acknowledge their triumphs because I'm genuinely proud of them.
It is at this juncture that the writer should probably confess that although he found the original film pleasant and could acknowledge its triumphs and virtues (as listed above), he was not a particularly effusive lover of the former film over all.
As for his mother, Mary Ball Washington, we know that she was a quite tall and physically strong woman who lived long enough to see him elected president but never extolled or even acknowledged his public triumphs.
And Ali – so young, brilliant and pretty – tumbling towards the ropes above the press seats, demanding his triumph be acknowledged.
Although Jefferson never acknowledged Hemings publicly (the triumph of the Louisiana Purchase soon overshadowed reports of their relationship), he had her educated as thoroughly as his own daughters and granted her children their freedom when he was destitute.
He was 85. Speaking on Monday morning at the Knesset ceremony, Biden urged Israelis to remember Sharon's mistakes as well as his triumphs, and acknowledged US differences with the former prime minister.
Then two hands shot up skywards in triumph, acknowledging the crowd.
Cubans in the audience shouted "Viva, viva," as if to acknowledge the shared triumph of Obama's visit and the reconciliation under way between the two nations.
