31.   They had wanted the president to acknowledge that he lied under oath before the grand jury and in the Jones deposition.

32.   While he praised Musharraf, the president acknowledged that not all nations would be able to provide such visible help.

33.   With Powell on his way home and the Middle East situation still unsettled, the president acknowledged that more needs to be done in the region.

34.   A day earlier, the president acknowledged he lacks the votes in the Senate to ratify the treaty.

35.   And the president has acknowledged a friendship with Norberto Ceresole, an Argentine writer who espouses a leader-masses-army troika that excludes political parties.

36.   Federal Labor Office president Bernhard Jagoda acknowledged Wednesday that the global economic slowdown was still affecting the job market.

37.   For the first time, the president clearly acknowledged that he won office with drug money.

38.   The Asian financial crisis has dampened U.S. farm and other exports and caused losses for some American financial institutions, the president acknowledged.

39.   The president acknowledged that he is not having an easy time dealing with younger leaders.

40.   The president acknowledged that he was known here for so-so grades and a lively social life.