"We may admit that errors and oversights occur — even devastating ones," he writes, referring here primarily to his fellow surgeons, a group not known for modesty.
Dr Zimmerman admitted that errors had been made when the project was submitted to Conep for approval in 2001.
A United Nations report, issued last year, admits that errors, misjudgment and "an inability to recognize the scope of the evil confronting us" resulted in the failure to protect Bosnian Muslims from the Serb campaign of mass murder.
In the Vila Soco case, state-owned Petrobras, which operated the pipeline and is the world's 10th-largest oil company outside the United States, admitted that errors by those operating valves at the refinery terminal forced a burst in the 25-year-old piping.
And Shaw, who joined Rovers in June after a long spell as Preston chairman, admitted that errors had been made at Ewood Park, but added: "All the staff work very hard to make things right for Blackburn Rovers.
Speaking to MTV's Josh Horowitz in a recent interview, Abrams admitted that may have been an error.
"We're very embarrassed," said Dr. Melissa Tonnennsen, a climate scientist with NASA, "but we must admit that sign errors do occasionally occur.
Continuing to cull badgers to demonstrate their commitment to tackling bovine TB, ministers cannot – dare not – admit that original fatal error.
So far, only one geological paper supporting the earthquakes assessment has been made public and officials privately admit that it contains errors.
"We tried to keep it close to our research sources while making it easy to read and understand". Still, the authors sheepishly admit that a few errors made it through the editing process and into print.
One company that handles cadaver tissue admitted that human error could have introduced bacteria.
