31.   For weeks now, across the country, church leaders have been acknowledging their failure to take action against priests accused of sexually molesting children.

32.   House leaders acknowledge their proposal is only a first step.

33.   House Republican leaders acknowledge that no consensus yet exists among the members on what kind of tax revision to embrace.

34.   Hospital leaders acknowledge the crunch exists, but some say the changes might not be so bad.

35.   In a meeting with Clinton in Geneva, Switzerland, last year, the Syrian leader acknowledged that he was ready to seek peace with Israel.

36.   In an hourlong meeting with President Clinton, their first face-to-face since last September, the two leaders acknowledged that disagreement over Kosovo had strained their relations.

37.   In fact, some Teamster leaders acknowledge that the union bears some of the responsibility for the big gap between part-time and full-time wages at UPS.

38.   In the same auditorium where the alliance was founded, leaders acknowledge that the fight in the Balkans with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic challenges its reputation and future.

39.   Indian leaders acknowledge that casinos still have not delivered large tribes out of poverty.

40.   Labor leaders acknowledge it is impossible to halt globalization, saying their goal is to transform it into a less harmful force.