1.  But while acknowledging her sense of humor, friends and colleagues say she is a determined woman who sets her marks and hits them.

2.  Scotty Schulhofer, the trainer of Postponed, acknowledged some sense of relief that Fusaichi Pegasus would not be running.

3.  That was a rare public statement by a Mexican banker acknowledging any sense of crisis.

4.  The Army acknowledges a sense of urgency to get rid of the lethal chemicals.