Sentence examples for first step in acknowledging from inspiring English sources

"To me what it represents is the first step in acknowledging that there is a very large problem with older kids who have too few credits," she said, "and the action taken is how do we help them rather than how do we push them out of here.

Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said in a statement Tuesday that the White House meeting was "a significant first step in acknowledging the problem of racial bias in policing and searching for real, concrete measures for change".

Stanley likens consumerism to an addiction and that the first step in rehabilitation is to acknowledge there is a problem that needs addressing.

Trump could take a first step in the right direction by acknowledging the pain of the survivors of Sandy Hook, and by rejecting their tormentors.

The first step in the 12 steps is acknowledging that you are powerless.

The first step in preventing the unthinkable is acknowledging we have a problem.

Still, the package is only a first step in what many United States officials acknowledge will probably be a huge effort, lasting for years, to strengthen Colombian institutions and help the government reach a peace with three leftist guerrilla groups and various right-wing paramilitary forces that operate in different parts of the country.

Mr. Kerrey, a former senator and governor from Nebraska, called the meeting with the deans as a first step in repairing the breach, and acknowledged it had been a mistake to name himself acting provost, the university's chief academic officer.

I refer to them as the triple A's. 1 -- Acknowledge The first step in getting over a break up is to acknowledge and take ownership of your role in what happened.

Mr. Villaraigosa praised the report as a "promising first step" in making the department accountable for acknowledged failures.

The first step in this direction is to publicly acknowledge that it has got its priorities mixed up and to ask the public for forgiveness.