I am deeply honored by this once-in-a-lifetime acknowledgment of my work".
She waved in thanks for the gesture, as much an acknowledgment of lifetime achievement as for the chance at an eagle that she just had given herself.
Although O'Hara was never nominated for an Oscar, she received an honorary Academy award in 2014 in acknowledgment of a lifetime of performances that "glowed with passion, warmth and strength".
Continuing a Cannes tradition of improvisation, the jury conferred two special prizes, which Mr. Penn described as a combination of a lifetime achievement award and an acknowledgment of bold new work.
I sometimes stood shoulder to shoulder with meaningful people I have referred to in my lifetime as "colored," then "negro," then "black," now "African-American" -- connotative acknowledgment in those words of the evolving social changes in our country, despite the occasional throwbacks.
And with that she nods her head, an acknowledgment to the sea of experience it would take a lifetime to absorb, says goodbye with a hug, and jumps into the rest of her day.
George Bush's former ambassador to the United Nations took exception to Mr Obama's acknowledgment that the world would "not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes".
It was an acknowledgment of a shared secret, a coded utterance of the sentence that some people wait a lifetime to hear: How cool are we!
"The acknowledgment that this painting belonged to their family meant a huge injustice could be corrected during their lifetime".
The Holocaust Memorial Museum, across the Mall, offers a sober acknowledgment: for millions, this was a lifetime an entire edifice, not simply a floor.
