Sentence examples for acknowledging a failure from inspiring English sources

While it is unclear how many of the allegations were ultimately proven, the steep rise in complaints itself is notable at a time when cheating scandals have engulfed other districts and state officials are acknowledging a failure to adequately detect and prevent cheating.

Mr. Crowley acknowledged a failure to notify Congress about the decision to bypass the statute.

While they acknowledge a failure of communication, they say that the law was followed and that local and federal parliaments approved the project, as did the courts.

Only a decade ago the party was picking up over 75%.In election post mortems, the party acknowledges a failure to connect with voters.

And while New York Magazine also acknowledges a failure to confirm Al Gala is the guy, it is eager to "corroborate his dreaminess".

I have to look a resilient group of people in the eye and acknowledge a failure of the rest of society to support their needs and interests.

In its written response to the Senate report, the CIA acknowledged a "failure at all levels of management" when the interrogations began.

Yet many women also fear that if they say what they really feel, think, or want or acknowledge a failure, they'll be judged negatively.

The shelves were definitely empty on Monday night when Ed Schmidt wrapped up the final performance of "My Last Play," his one-man show about acknowledging a lifetime of failure in the theater by giving away his collection of 2,000 theater books.

"I felt they had to acknowledge a parental failure," he says.

That revelation alone distinguishes Obama from one wartime president after another — in his ability to acknowledge a serious failure, avoid compounding it and learn from the experience.