"I wouldn't say it was perfectly fair," acknowledged Matt Smith, the executive director of the International Rowing Federation.
Those rules of engagement drew new scrutiny last week when Michael Lewis, the author of a forthcoming profile of President Obama in Vanity Fair, acknowledged that he had to get approval for the quotations he used from eight months of extensive access.
Those of us who call Marin County home were pleased to see our groundbreaking county fair acknowledged in The New York Times ("Prize Garlic, Pig Races and Wookies, All in a Day at the Fair," news article, July 4).
But Fair acknowledges the importance of isolating the virus itself.
It's fair to acknowledge that there are double standards in the Middle East, with particular scrutiny on Israeli abuses.
Messy as the saga has been, it is only fair to acknowledge that this has been a rather principled mess.
When we can expect a scolding from Xinhua, and a dismissive write-up from Dagong, it's fair to acknowledge that the world has changed.
"I think it's fair to acknowledge that women can sometimes be more emotional than men, but we can still have those conversations," Bassett says.
It is fair to acknowledge that there has been honest disagreement both with and within some faith organisations on the role of contraception in preventing the prevent the spread of HIV.
At this point it's fair to acknowledge that we at Heat had our moment of madness a few years ago when we printed a tasteless and unfunny sticker about Harvey, and we quite rightly apologised.
Clearly this is one scandal that won't be going away soon – although judging by the frankly lecherous feedback I received from certain readers after yesterday's report, it's only fair to acknowledge that Carol certainly has plenty of fans among you.
