Yet they have also recognised a shift in the struggle for their rights.
He recognised a shift in the function of nation-states, from the provision of rights to that of services, which transcend constitutional jurisdictions.
He recognised a shift in perception of the male fashion industry; men had become more label conscious.
A regular attender at Northern Ireland home games as a commentator, Armstrong has recognised a seismic shift in the atmosphere at Windsor Park.
But there's a shift in mood, recognising that a more cultural point of view isn't a sign the city is going soft and, in fact, makes business sense.
School leaders dismissed this year's tables as a "nonsense", with many schools "caught unawares" by a shift in which qualifications are recognised.
Nelson's Ship In a Bottle marks the moment to recognise this shift, and ask again what it means to be part of an ethnic minority in Britain today.
Firstly, in developed countries there was a shift away from the focus on individual prevention to an approach that recognised the need to build 'healthy public policy'.
" Kerry has recognised a paradigm shift in the way Americans view US Iraq policy in the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib scandal, a shift that has put the war back in play as a campaign issue.
But he cautions that the advertising industry may be slow to recognise the shift that is taking place.
