Acknowledging that risks can be positive or negative, optimizing risks means finding a balance between negative risk and the benefit of the operation or activity ; and between risk reduction and effort applied.

Acknowledging the scholarship funds that enabled him to attend, Kluge gave more than $ 110 million to Columbia University between 1987 and 1993, primarily to endow financial aid for undergraduates from underprivileged backgrounds.

Acknowledging that the major obstacle to people becoming information literate citizens, who are prepared for lifelong learning, " is a lack of public awareness of the problems created by information illiteracy ," the report recommended the formation of a coalition of national organizations to promote information literacy .”

Acknowledging the lack of progress in relation to bilateral relations and the internal situation following the position adopted in 1997, the EU adopted a step-by-step approach in 1999, whereby sanctions would be gradually lifted upon fulfillment of the four benchmarks set by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Acknowledging mistakes, offering to help resolve the disagreement, making clear, reasoned arguments, and even self-deprecation have all been noted as worthwhile strategies to end such disputes.

* 1501 2 December – Acknowledging the importance of the town, the Catholic Monarchs asked the Duke of Medina Sidonia for the return of Gibraltar to the domains of the crown.

Acknowledging that mass production of palm oil may be disastrous on biodiversity of forests, Greenpeace is actively campaigning against the production, urging the industries and the government to turn to other forms of energy resources.

Acknowledging the controversy, Paul VI in a letter to the Congress of German Catholics ( Aug. 30, 1968 ), stated: " May the lively debate aroused by our encyclical lead to a better knowledge of God ’ s will.

* Acknowledging those who contribute time, effort, and ideas.

Acknowledging that Thor has arrived, Loki asks Thor why he is raging, and says that Thor won't be so bold to fight against the wolf when he swallows Odin at Ragnarök.

Acknowledging that St Helena was a place where there was no trade, the Company was permitted to send from England any provisions free of Customs and to convey as many settlers as required.

Acknowledging that copyright could no longer be reasonably argued to be a perpetual right, Talfourd instead campaigned for copyright to exist for the life of the author, with an additional 60 years after that.

Acknowledging that it is usually impossible to have entirely risk-free sex with another person, proponents of safe sex recommend that some of the following methods be used to minimize the risks of STI transmission and unwanted pregnancy.

Acknowledging the truth of McKay's accusation, Hannassey orders his men to stop shooting and challenges Terrill to a one-on-one showdown.

" Acknowledging the truth will conquer it ; Sisyphus, just like the absurd man, keeps pushing.

Acknowledging that details of Lafitte's first twenty years are sparse, Davis speculates that Lafitte spent much time at sea as a child, probably aboard ships owned by his father, a known trader.

Acknowledging the deep debt, Armour dedicated his book to Sellar and Yeatman.

Acknowledging him as a " man of outstanding ability and cold-blooded ruthlessness ", Churchill concluded: " In the conduct of foreign affairs, Mazarin, Talleyrand, Metternich, would welcome him to their company, if there be another world to which Bolsheviks allow themselves to go.

Acknowledging their continued popularity, several of the early kits have even been re-released by Tamiya during 2005 – 2007, with a few alterations.

Acknowledging that it was in Spanish territory, in April 1816, he informed Governor José Masot of West Florida that if the Spanish did not eliminate the fort, he would.

Acknowledging that rating and valuing behaviours and characteristics is functional and even necessary, he sees rating and valuing human beings ' totality and total selves as irrational and unethical.

Acknowledging the superior abilities of Jedrik, he nevertheless dispatches suicide bombers to make her inevitable victory as costly as possible.

Acknowledging the show's success in Australia, the final series saw him begin talk of having relations there, and contemplating emigrating.

Acknowledging Paul's long links with the area, in October 2005, the local Port Phillip Council agreed to name a path alongside the Elwood Canal after him, Paul Hester Walk.

Acknowledging that they have no power to make themselves righteous, the penalty for their sins is discharged because Jesus has already paid for it with His blood.

Acknowledging their position is unclear, current consensus places them as basal Passerida.

Acknowledging some people may misinterpret the parting as the end of Shai Hulud, the band came out on their homepage indicating that they would not be breaking up ; instead, the band would change name to " The Warmth of Red Blood " and continue what had been started with Shai Hulud.

Acknowledging the younger members of their fanbase, The Aquabats often incorporate any children in the audience as part of their shows, inviting them to dance onstage with the band at the end of their sets.

# Acknowledging the United States to be free, sovereign and independent states, and that the British Crown and all heirs and successors relinquish claims to the Government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof ;

Acknowledging Muhammad Shah's farman, Nizam ul-mulk had good reason to be grateful.

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey criticized the Obama administration for denying future missions the intelligence capability that made the Osama Bin Laden raid possible: " Acknowledging and meeting the need for an effective and lawful interrogation program, which we once had, and freeing CIA operatives and others to administer it under congressional oversight, would be a fitting way to mark the demise of Osama bin Laden.

Acknowledging these cultural traditions, individuals in these cultural can be educated on methods of adapting their food preparation activities in order to remove the larvae without greatly altering these traditional dishes.

Acknowledging that vase painters in ancient Greece were regarded as craftsmen rather than artists, Exekias is nevertheless considered by today ’ s art historians to be an accomplished artist whose work can be compared with " major " paintings ( murals and panel paintings ) of that period.

Acknowledging discussion of the rising threat to American power in the region from rapidly developing Pacific nations, most obviously China, Clinton said: " One of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will therefore be to lock in a substantially increased investment — diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise — in the Asia-Pacific region.

" Acknowledging the critics, he also stated that " You don't have to be Alexander Graham Bell to pick up the phone and find out it's dead.

Acknowledging the role of Max Planck in the early dissemination of his ideas, Einstein wrote in 1913 " The attention that this theory so quickly received from colleagues is surely to be ascribed in large part to the resoluteness and warmth with which he intervened for this theory ".

Acknowledging that the bill would be passed, Chauvel tabled a number of amendments by SOP including:

Acknowledging the reality of her isolation, she says, " We are all separate.

Acknowledging that an improvement in one area of a system can adversely affect another area of the system, it promotes organizational communication at all levels in order to avoid the silo effect.

: Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster, and fight harder than any other soldier.

Acknowledging the suverainty of the Ottoman Sultan, and at the commands of the Ottoman Porte, in 1811 Muhammad Ali dispatched an army of 20, 000 men ( including 2, 000 horses ) under the command of his son Tusun, a youth of sixteen, against the Saudis in the Ottoman-Saudi war.

Acknowledging exocentric structure necessitates that one posit more nodes in the syntactic ( or morphological ) structure than one has actual words or morphs in the phrase or sentence at hand.