31.   Obasanjo acknowledged the existence of irregularities, but called on Falae, a former finance minister, to accept the outcome for the sake of national unity.

32.   Often this state of mind is evidenced by a stubborn refusal to acknowledge the existence of football, elections or holiday catalogues.

33.   On Tuesday, Milosevic in effect declared that he did not acknowledge the existence of the court in which he stood.

34.   RealNetworks never acknowledged the existence of a bug, and its stock has bounced back smartly.

35.   State Department and FBI officials refused to discuss the evidence in detail, and did not acknowledge the existence of the tape described by Pakistani officials.

36.   The Army does not release information about Delta Force or even acknowledge its existence.

37.   The Bosnian Serbs acknowledged the existence of Bosnia-Herzegovina and accepted that it would continue to exist within its present borders.

38.   The Carnival committee acknowledged their existence three years ago, and the groups now compete for prizes.

39.   The Defense Department maintains it can find no information acknowledging the existence of the triangular objects.

40.   The government refuses to acknowledge its existence, yet the base is clearly visible from distant mountain ridges.