Instead, we need more male leaders with the courage to stand down, comfortably acknowledge their shortcomings, and help those they lead feel safe and appreciated rather than fearful and inadequate.
But even as Mr. Harkin insisted he had polled Democrats and "there are comfortably 51 votes for a public option," he acknowledged that to defeat a likely Republican filibuster, the Democrats would need 60 votes.
Leigh Griffiths has acknowledged that Celtic will be under pressure to win comfortably when they visit Stranraer in the Scottish Cup next Sunday.
He acknowledged that his wish for control hasn't always sat comfortably with the multiplier effect that stardom gave to his every mood.
But the stunningly rapid work also means that questions about what comes next may no longer be a comfortably distant debate: officials acknowledge in interviews that a 16-acre hole will occupy the site by summer's start, and they admit such a scene -- debris gone, a sense of promise palpable -- could well create pressure to have answers about downtown's future faster than anyone ever expected.
Edinburgh acknowledged that it may not be possible to cut out paper entirely, but said it expects to comfortably cover its costs in the first year alone.
Yet somehow I feel a sense that I can rest more quietly; comfortably; and completely when I acknowledge the existence of my planned complacency within the calamity.
While Mr. McCready says he is proud of his corporate paintings and enjoys an annual income comfortably in the six figures, he acknowledges that he has to stifle his creativity a bit because most executives want traditional, realistic portraits.
If you're going to eulogize Prince or write about Radiohead, you have to acknowledge the fact that both can comfortably be dubbed electronic musicians, however much their guitars may shred.
But it seems he has done so comfortably, knowing the strengths and limitations of his game big serve, big forehand and acknowledging, at this point, he can't do much to change that.
