41.   The difficulty was acknowledged yesterday by Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer.

42.   The government has acknowledged the difficulties in working in Siberia, pledging tax breaks and subsidies to enterprises.

43.   The INS acknowledged the difficulties Wednesday, but stressed that the agency is working hard to correct problems that might be traced to growing pains.

44.   The key, he insists, is to keep business goals ahead of political ones, though he acknowledges the difficulty of doing so.

45.   The Russians know how stubborn the enemy can be, and the Bush administration is already acknowledging the difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan.

46.   They are not required to withdraw from the area until Tuesday and the Germans acknowledged the difficulties in trying to keep the peace between them.

47.   Though it acknowledged the difficulties created by a surge in interest rates and the plunging peso, Vitarich said it is meeting all obligations.

48.   Watson acknowledges the difficulty of linking the asbestos levels to a risk assessment.

49.   White of the Lung Association acknowledged the difficulty that Los Angeles would have in reaching any lower air quality standard.

50.   Yet he acknowledged the difficulties of living down the Captain Crunch legend.