Sentence examples for bluntly acknowledging from inspiring English sources

Whether he's acting the fool or bluntly acknowledging the hard knocks of his fellow exiles ("What man in our day hasn't been tempered in life's battles? For us, there is no such man"), he's crucial in maintaining the book's fine balance between the droll and the poignant.

But Mr. Olson bluntly acknowledged another factor.

The commander bluntly acknowledged that his men were outnumbered.

And for the first time, the Fed bluntly acknowledged that the credit crisis posed a threat to economic growth.

But it is difficult to think of another government, democratic or not, that so bluntly acknowledges major problems and areas where its policies have failed to deliver much progress.

The deficit for Mr. Romney is not sugarcoated by his strategists, who bluntly acknowledge on Page 8 of their August political update to donors and supporters: "Voters believe Obama is more relatable".

WASHINGTON — President Obama bluntly acknowledged Tuesday that winning a second term was "not a slam-dunk," but a development outside his control is bolstering Democratic spirits: the prospect of a drawn-out Republican battle between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

After the remarks, Mr. McCain said that he wished the president would have pledged to work with Republicans, but he bluntly acknowledged, as he knows firsthand, that elections have consequences.

Bronson and Louisa's publisher joined forces to persuade her to write a novel for girls – a novel that she always bluntly acknowledged was written quickly, and for money.

Elsewhere in the interview, Mr. Mubarak bluntly acknowledged Yasir Arafat's failures as the Palestinian leader, arguing that his resulting political weakness should be exploited to press for negotiating compromises today and for Mr. Arafat's retirement to a more ceremonial role next year.

In December 2002, a year after the attack, he bluntly acknowledged that "the twin towers' voracious appetite for tenants weakened the entire downtown real estate market" — a possibility that today's real estate experts fear if Mr. Silverstein builds too precipitously.