"While we accept the decision of the University Challenge judges, we are saddened to have been awarded the trophy under such circumstances," Yeo added.
'Manic' and 'mad' are frequently used in informal conversations and, while we accept they have various meanings, they can also cause offence.
While we accept that Blair genuinely wanted to believe Saddam Hussein had WMD, we feel that rather more proof of their existence was required than a plagiarised PhD thesis that was at least two years out of date.
"While we accept the sincerity of Amtrak's Northeast corridor administration's commitment to improve safety, it is clear that Amtrak has invested a great deal more effort in glamorous projects," the report says.
While we accept the party has processes in place, there is potentially more that can be done by the party nationally and regionally as well as by local CLPs [constituency Labour parties] to exclude such infiltrators.
He said the incident "highlighted for people that while we accept there is an important role for religious freedom, that you can't then mistreat students and deny them access to education because of your... religious views".
While we accept some people will earn vast amounts of money when others are expected to exist on a pittance, and while some can use their wealth to perpetuate this imbalance, while others see no hope of climbing the social ladder, we will continue to alienate a proportion of our neighbours, who will put two fingers up to us.
Lyle Kercher, her brother, told a press conference: "While we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday, respect the court, and obviously the Italian justice system, we do find now that we are looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now".
"While we accept that the intended purpose of the programme was to show children 'cool' products in a fun manner, we were concerned that, in the absence of any negative or critical comments about the products, or comparisons between them these numerous positive comments about the products attributes, benefits and features had a cumulative promotional effect," said Ofcom.
"While we accept that procurement cards have a role to play in reducing the bureaucratic cost of processing small claims, the number of staff with access to them continues to grow and some of the claims involved are eye-watering and require explanation.
