How To Use Admit In A Sentence

  • He admits he owes a lot of his success to that cheeky grin. The Sun
  • The authors of the second paper admit that “other variables … influence the binding avidity (preference), such as type of SA (sialic acid of the receptor site) and glycosylation and sialylation of the hemagglutinin close to the receptor binding site. ” These factors all vary obviously and there are other variables in the equation as well including the status of specific areas of the immune system. Think Progress » An Inconvenient Truth and An Intolerable Summer
  • I must give one instance; he throws doubts and sneers at my saying that the ovigerous frena of cirripedes have been converted into branchiae, because I have not found them to be branchiae; whereas he himself admits, before I wrote on cirripedes, without the least hesitation, that their organs are branchiae. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences
  • He admitted killing her but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility and loss of control. Times, Sunday Times
  • Howell has also admitted indecent assault charges against three of his patients in April and July 2008 at his clinic in Ballymoney. Northern Ireland dentist admits double murder
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  • The social networking giant has admitted excluding views of less than three seconds from its figures. Times, Sunday Times
  • After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
  • He admitted to five different affairs and countless visits to massage parlors for ‘full-body’ massages.
  • The two men were far more alike than they would ever admit.
  • He admitted possessing a counterfeit note. The Sun
  • The amount of strain that measuring the heights of all admitted children puts on the medical and nursing staff should not be underestimated.
  • I'm too stubborn to admit that I'm in love with him.
  • Since 1990, Bradley said two children besides Jessica have been admitted to the hospital with severe streptococcal toxic shock.
  • So far is he from admitting the possibility of any dissiliency between the Divine will and absolute right, that he turns the tables on his opponents, and classes among Atheists those of his contemporaries who maintain that God can command what is contrary to the intrinsic right; that He has no inclination to the good of his creatures; that He can justly doom an innocent being to eternal torments; or that whatever God wills is just because He wills it. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
  • I have to admit I ` m unconvinced about the role of the state in dishing out growth. The Witch Cooper
  • This link is sort of off-topic but really not, as it's yet another case (as in the present one) of the media doing their level best to shout down "the critics" -- the nattering nabobs of negativism -- and then, years later, admitting that the "gadflies" were right all along, and that what looked like a scam, walked like a scam, and quacked like a scam was -- quelle surprise! Funky math with Mark Larabee (Jack Bog's Blog)
  • One sheriff admitted handing out 6000 certificates, for which he was either paid a shilling or given a dram of whisky.
  • Now sadder but wiser, we are prepared to admit that the implementation of curriculum change is a complicated business.
  • I must admit to being a biased Observor here, as I do relatively poorly with the math elements of Economics, and I have attempted a writing career of expressing Economics in nonmathematical terms. Math and Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • Not difficult, admittedly, but he remains a solid and dependable presence at the back. The Sun
  • Any instrument of knowledge proving the non-existence of consciousness, could do so only by making consciousness its object -- 'this is consciousness'; but consciousness, as being self-established, does not admit of that objectivation which is implied in the word 'this,' and hence its previous non-existence cannot be proved by anything lying outside itself. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • Cavil, Doral and another Simon how long have you got buddy? find the dead doctor Simon and once again Cavil shows himself to be a pathetic military planner, he admits he "miscalculated" Boomer's actions. VARIANTS: DAYBREAK, PT II - REVIEW
  • Tayside Police admit the whistle-blower's inside knowledge shows he has to be a high-ranking officer - at least an inspector and probably a superintendent.
  • Pasture lands and meadow lands are often greatly improved by replowing and harrowing in order to break up the turf that forms and to admit air more freely into the soil. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition
  • He got fined 5k for admitting to being a serial flopper.
  • The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
  • Mathers admitted he had followed Ms Evans and spied on her.
  • Throwing himself into one of the office's numerous squashy chairs, Irvine admits to a last - minute attack of the collywobbles.
  • Also admitted theft of tin of tuna and can of cider from store. The Sun
  • Galloway has denied receiving funds but admits that intermediaries who worked for him may have done so.
  • The Seattle Times says a business columnist and associate editor has resigned after admitting he plagiarized the work of other journalists.
  • Occasionally, courts admitted shopbooks as evidence but the exception normally was narrowly applied to circumstances in which the scrivener was not available to testify.
  • Barrow had taken an oath to study divinity when he was admitted as a fellow, and, after briefly studying medicine, he began studying divinity again.
  • So, strike up a self-talk and admit the truth by saying to yourself: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Excerpt: 10 Conversations You Need to Have With Yourself: A Powerful Plan for Spiritual Growth and Self-Improvement
  • She was a woman who hated to admit defeat .
  • When we pray we admit defeat. Anthony Burgess 
  • She didn't have the courage to admit to her deception.
  • He has a habit, he admits ruefully, of crocking himself.
  • She looked composed as she was snapped on the red carpet with her fellow judges - despite admitting she was nervous. The Sun
  • They didn't admit they were defeated; they began to recruit and attempted to stage a comeback.
  • When you have been academically admitted to the institution or accepted as a participant in an exchange program, the academic institution will provide you with the appropriate form required by SEVIS.
  • We analyzed more than 3000 infrared thermograms acquired from 1256 admitted patients and developed a thermo-visual diagnostic method for estimating the severity of intracranial hypertension.
  • Journalists are rarely admitted to the region.
  • I had mixed feelings when I learned of your new assignment. Although we will miss you, we have to admit that management has made a wise choice in placing you where they can benefit most from your talents. We will long remember the hard work and happy moments we have shared. You have been a great team member. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
  • He believes that there's a distinct possibility this is the real ossuary of James, although he admits that the current evidence would not hold up in court.
  • Freire has been forced to admit that his practice can only really work if other conditions are also present.
  • I'll be the first to admit that I've led a somewhat sheltered life since arriving in Bulgaria last January.
  • But they admit individual agents only on the terms on which a natural scientist admits individual and particular objects.
  • They admitted that they gave false evidence, but said that they were under duress, having been threatened with violence by various men, one of whom was in the public gallery at the original trial.
  • He admitted in a nationwide radio broadcast on Friday that he is addicted to prescription pain medication.
  • My own knowledge of tools for drilling holes is admittedly extremely slim. Times, Sunday Times
  • The judge can decide whether to admit or exclude evidence.
  • The so-called "particularism" of Israel's idea of God was in fact the real strength of Israel's religion; it thus escaped from barren mythologisings, and became free to apply itself to the moral tasks which are always given, and admit of being discharged, only in definite spheres. Prolegomena
  • Am I the only one who's embarrassed to admit that I don't trust that every guy with a card board sign at the freeway off ramp is really a veteran? Senator: 131,000 homeless vets a 'disgrace'
  • Well, he does admit it when he's wrong, I'll say that much for him.
  • It is like buying a pig in a poke, " admitted Elizabeth Brickfield, the director of enforcement for the Parking Violations Bureau.
  • Money can't buy you love, but it is admittedly quite important if you are an ailing international record company. Times, Sunday Times
  • A survey of small businesses has found that more than a quarter have admitted they made the wrong IT purchases because they were confused by overly complicated technical jargon.
  • It appears the glee club diva is developing a schoolgirl crush on her admittedly dreamy teacher. New 'Glee' clips: Will and Rachel do 'Endless Love!' | EW.com
  • [Ed: his house was subsequently raided, his data and computers confiscated and examined] After four years the police have finally admited they should never have arrested him in the first place. Boing Boing
  • He admitted he had feelings for me and had no regrets about what happened. The Sun
  • The good-looking wonderkid who can't ever admit defeat.
  • She needs advice and encouragement more than she would ever admit.
  • Many details of the after treatment depend upon the special disease, as the rubbing of the body with carbolized vaseline after scarlet fever, the care of the eyes after measles, and other particulars of which space does not admit mention here. A Practical Physiology
  • If she was this careful and I was fool enough to admit that I dossed in the park she'd probably stick me in some garret over her stables, with that businessman of hers counting the teaspoons every time I went for a pee. The Vatican Rip
  • ‘I don't feel very comfortable with conventional people,’ Lennox later admits.
  • He still sports luxuriant sideburns, although he admits that he had to lighten his hair colour to suit his age. Times, Sunday Times
  • The words of the grapevine say that they should just admit it already.
  • His system admits no contradiction between free will and determinism, the God of philosophy and that of the Quran.
  • She admits that standing in the party 's primary contest would upset many members. Times, Sunday Times
  • These accused have also admitted in their confession that top officials of the food and civil supplies department including the minister were involved in the racket.
  • Those who admitted taking coke said they might take some at a dinner party - shared with other guests - and also at house parties. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some others are admittedly still very retro in their approach. Times, Sunday Times
  • Here he pauses, then continues, sounding like a cook admitting that a recipe is deceptively simple.
  • Democratic leadership sources admitted that a major motivation for keeping the senators at the Capitol is to keep negotiations going and reach a compromise on a proposed public health care option. Obama to the Capitol Hill Sunday
  • I mean, I love bran muffins as much as the next guy, but is Canada really going to just roll over and accept this practical, unspiced (I'm not saying "flavorless," because I admit bran muffins are tasty), unaromatic, home-bound and yes, boring, assignment of what it means to be Canadian? Diner's Journal
  • In what was said to be a signed confession he admitted carrying the rucksack containing explosives but insisted he never intended to kill anyone.
  • Not difficult, admittedly, but he remains a solid and dependable presence at the back. The Sun
  • The funds did not admit or deny wrongdoing as part of the settlement. Times, Sunday Times
  • ‘I try my best to suppress my policy wonk instincts, but I don't always succeed,’ he admits, with a knowing laugh at the stereotype he so ably fills.
  • Illuminati may have learnt something of "venefic magic" and the use of certain natural substances from Jewish Cabalists; at the same time Jews appear to have been only in rare cases admitted to the Order. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements
  • The airline admitted being involved in a dirty tricks campaign to win customers from their rival.
  • There's sure to be a perfectly innocent explanation for all this?though I admit it looks bizarre.
  • Though you were our ally you seized by force a city in alliance with us, namely Messene, which had been admitted to our friendship and enjoyed precisely the same privileges as Lacedaemon. The History of Rome, Vol. V
  • Part of Goody's almost biblical redemption was that she admitted her faults. Times, Sunday Times
  • He admits that he ‘may be overzealous at times,’ maybe even nasty or rude.
  • Suppose we admit that Bernadette was not the shy, simple child we knew her to be; let us endow her with a spirit of intrigue and domination, transform her into a conqueress, a leader of nations, and try to picture what, in that case, would have happened. The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Complete
  • Petrova had no complaints about the final result, as she magnanimously admitted that she had been beaten by a better player on the day.
  • But despite all the uncertainty and bustle it seems, admittedly to an outsider, that the older generation is coping admirably.
  • I just want them to admit what they have done and apologise for causing the death of my husband.
  • Admittedly, dictatorships do not encourage the cultivation of colourful eccentrics such as Montgomery or Patton.
  • Kincaid had to admit the tearoom was a charming enough place, a warm retreat with heavy oak furniture and bright Blue Calico tea services, but the drawing of Alice in Wonderland on the restaurant’s paper menus made him think of Vic. Dreaming of the Bones
  • Later, however, he admitted that regular private functions (probably at least once a week) would not be so quiet.
  • I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.
  • Perhaps his nerve is naturally too dull to admit of any excitation.
  • Questioned in prison, he admitted both break-ins.
  • It's even more difficult to admit we're human and all our frailties that come along with it.
  • Admitting then that gneiss, mica-schist, granite, diorite, &c, were once necessarily covered up, how can we account for the naked and extensive areas of such rocks in many parts of the world, except on the belief that they have subsequently been completely denuded of all overlying strata? X. On the Imperfection of the Geological Record. On the Poorness of Palaontological Collections
  • I admit I was foxed for some time.
  • Relatives found the moggies after their owner was admitted to hospital. The Sun
  • I have to admit, they looked wonderful, particularly the fanciable frocks. Times, Sunday Times
  • After attending two preparatory schools, he was admitted as a scholar to Winchester College in 1752.
  • Under a barrage of criticism from furious shopkeepers, the council admitted there were still no proper signs at the approaches to the town directing people to the public car parks.
  • In fact, students clamor for the courses - admittedly, more loudly in some regions of the country than others.
  • More than three-quarters (77%) admitted they spend less than 5 minutes reading each resume; 56% devote less than 60 seconds to each one.
  • My 88-year-old father was admitted to an acute medical ward in November last year and has since died. Times, Sunday Times
  • Consider what he says to her when she confronts him: he admits that he ‘overreacted.’
  • It did not admit any wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times
  • When her toilette was complete it must be admitted that as a yachtswoman The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
  • Josephine had to admit that the place, although dressed in a more Southwestern style, was quite agreeable.
  • I have been forced to admit diverse propositions which appear somewhat deplorable.
  • I must admit, for a diet that stresses natural food, some of it sounds a bit unnatural.
  • Two years ago, he admitted the police had been caught out by a spate of petty hooliganism, but this year he said police leave had been cancelled and extra officers would be on duty until Bonfire Night and beyond.
  • Present castle incumbent Peter Frost-Pennington is a stoic, sensible Scot, who likes to keep an open mind on spectral matters, but readily admits a recent flurry in phantom phenomena has been pretty good for business.
  • They specifically admitted children who were behaviorally aggressive, not mentally deficient, brain damaged, or psychotic.
  • Dr. Baker admitted Mary for a full bacteriological examination. Deadly
  • They admitted to being just a little caught off-guard when one of the professional couples started dancing during their live performance. The Sun
  • The invisible components of civil society, whose extent is largely unknown, consist of those who prefer a personal rather than a ready-made set of values, people who never speak up, and people who admittedly do not want to be bothered.
  • A drug user who admitted heroin dealing to fund his habit has been jailed for five years.
  • I did say there was some fun to be had, and I'd be a cold cynic if I didn't admit there was some sugar-coated amusement present in this series.
  • American offices in Afghanistan admitted to me that they used the word insurgent in all their reports to describe any kind of hostile shooting. CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2009
  • When times are hard or not so, rummaging through other people's (and I have to admit sometimes dead people's) cast-offs and unwanted novelty kitchen items is a fine way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
  • But, even car buffs will admit that carnaubas are moderately difficult and time consuming (up to twelve hours to cure!
  • Part of acknowledging our inadequacies and sinfulness is to admit when you are doing a lousy job speaking the truth, which is the main burden of the Cdl's message.
  • She admitted giving false evidence to the court.
  • He had been admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties and passed away early yesterday after suffering from complications of the condition he had battled for 32 years. The Sun
  • Our teachers do have fewer qualifications than government teachers," admits Ghouse Mohammed Khan, principal of Indian Stars Grammar School in another Hyderabadi backstreet. Capitalism without Capital, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • On surrendering, the paramilitaries had admitted only to the illegal possession of arms and to having agreed to commit an offence.
  • Admit temporary defeat with good grace, retreat, reconsider and wait.
  • She is bound to the rules and the choir, but not to the private recitation of the Divine Office; she can take part in chapters, except in those in which others are admitted to vows; she cannot be elected superior, mother-vicaress, mistress of novices, assistant, counsellor, or treasurer. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
  • Harling admits he is excited at the challenge of making the classic show into a film.
  • Officials admit that the figures are an underestimate, as they are based on incident reports from soldiers with incomplete information.
  • But overall the keyboard works well and, I have to admit, is more usable than the keypads on most of the Windows Mobile PDAs I have had. Icons Lightsaber | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • Sa tinuoray lang naibog kaayo ko niining porma sa inyong balay (I really admire the design of your house), admits Mayor Edwin G. Reyes at the turnover of the housing units here Wednesday. Undefined
  • The relation of the lord to the vassals had originally been settled by express engagement, and a person wishing to engraft himself on the brotherhood by _commendation_ or _infeudation_ came to a distinct understanding as to the conditions on which he was to be admitted. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society
  • The protection of rights is, admittedly, a reserved matter. Times, Sunday Times
  • He was readmitted to hospital for a month but released after two weeks. The Sun
  • Chelmsford crown court had heard her admit grievous bodily harm and she was sentenced to two years prison, suspended for two years. The Sun
  • It's admittedly cheesy and sentimental but it's important to me because it represented a big emotional closure for me.
  • She was too proud to admit she could be wrong.
  • However the entry requirements and the course content will be the same for all students regardless of which institution has admitted them.
  • Gaining admittance to the club was no easy matter.
  • A man even admitted to calling in sick yesterday because he was afraid to leave for work in the predawn hours.
  • The Organization of American States suspended Honduras and has continued to resist efforts of Secretary of State Clinton to pressure them into readmitting Honduras. Bill Quigley: One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US Supported Coup
  • a small set of men, some of whom are possessed of great ability and have accomplished much, but as a religion in any adequate sense of the word positivism will be admitted a failure by its most sincere adherents. Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy
  • The club has / have voted to admit 50 new members.
  • Nonetheless, I looked through the peephole before unbolting the door to admit Duncan.
  • However, the company admitted that operating margin dipped from 11.1% last year to 10.7% in the first half of this year, blaming "some erosion from Asia and Australasia". M&C Saatchi revenues rise, but outlook 'uncertain'
  • And rather than be a man and admit it, he said whether or not he took drugs depended on the word "inhale". Bob Johnson's "Neighborhood" Line: The Video
  • Admit it: genning up about your holiday before you go is half the fun.
  • Tayside health chiefs admit they are struggling to find enough dentists to treat all the children who need care.
  • A nifty footballer and a dab hand at catch and chase, Matthew admitted he thought he was going to lose her after she had an operation for a dodgy heart.
  • Some heads have admitted that they are afraid to use their powers for fear of retribution. Times, Sunday Times
  • Barry isn't exactly what you would call sanctimonious," admitted the lawyer, with a dry smile. Viola Gwyn
  • Yesterday he admitted four driving offences, criminal damage and failing to provide a breath test sample to officers. The Sun
  • This is a long and arduous task, one that the authorities admit has had only very limited success to date.
  • He went on to say that the fugitives had been pursued and captured and brought back to bondage; and upon Borrow's admitting that he had been the instigator of the adventure, he was sentenced to be flogged, and that it was on the back of this very Martineau that he had been "horsed" to undergo the punishment! Hawthorne and His Circle
  • He admitted that some people had left the city some time back apprehending communal violence, but there is no such fear now.
  • They admitted trespass and another minor rap to avoid three months on remand. The Sun
  • She admitted however, that because so many people had experienced theft out of their luggage they could be feeling "gatvol" and not bother to complain. IOL: News
  • Yet it is not his ability that marks him out for many, but his admitted use of a banned drug as part of his fight to defeat cancer
  • They admit that if they cannot find sufficient purchasers then they will have to accept offers from housing associations to purchase the homes.
  • I admit it was entirely my fault.
  • He said his client admitted he had done wrong and would behave differently if he had his time again.
  • Only customer samples are available now, with full-scale production commencing in Q3, the company admitted.
  • I have to admit that this is not my scene, but this tradition certainly adds something unique to the English scene.
  • But the Phillips pick was a bigger risk than the football world likes to admit.
  • But, I also admit to once having seen my advisor's paystub on his desk (he had given me and most of his advisees a set of keys), and I didn't look away. That StatCounter Paradox
  • The Home Office admitted that the agency had a poor record of delivery and made little attempt to defend the way the backlog had been tackled. Times, Sunday Times
  • In its defence the Third Party has admitted liability by the defendant but denies any obligation for contribution or indemnity.
  • He frankly admitted his error.
  • This, admittedly, gives one a splendid insight into the more mysterious workings of the human mind.
  • It's time you came down off your high horse and admitted you were wrong.
  • And the Polish stopper admits he could be loaned to a Championship club. The Sun
  • Yet, I would venture the admittedly broad suggestion that their eccentricity and passions prepped the ground in a weird sort of "lowering-the-threshold" way for the likes of Einstein, Freud, Ibsen, Althusser, Sartre, Mapplethorpe, Serra, etc. Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue: SFMOMA's The Steins Collect Documents a Life of Art Collecting
  • Same as the World Bank, International Financial Corporation is reluctant to admit lending default or investment failure.
  • And anyway, who would want to admit to living in Redditch? Home Secretary Admits Expenses Error
  • I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult.
  • But at the same time it would be dishonest not to admit that events added some character of sorts to the holiday.
  • He ruffs a second club (low - admittedly risking an overruff). Times, Sunday Times
  • Whether or not you dug The Dismemberment Plan, you have to admit that their parting shot is a real lulu.
  • But she had nothing to say throwing any light on the investigation, save that she admitted reluctantly that "Anny" would have been such a nice, respectable young woman if it hadn't been for the drink. The Lodger
  • Symington and our Legislature have never admitted that Arizona school financing is unfair.
  • The government does not admit that the Hospital Service is underfunded.
  • In March 1868 he was articled to Samuel Way and at the age of twenty-three admitted to practice law at the South Australian Bar.
  • We have to admit that stubborn gerontocracy has been a major obstacle to reforming politics due to the aged politicians' obstinacy and narrow-mindedness.
  • She was charged with perverting the course of justice after admitting to burning vital evidence.
  • They admitted removing the equipment and using it before returning it later. arket was up from the outset, with shares gaining momentum shortly after midday when Wellcome rejected Glaxo's blockbuster 8.9 billion stg bid, saying it was actively seeking a better offer. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • After admitting to maintenance and the squadron what had happened, as well as conducting a thorough debrief, the jet and I were back flying later that night.
  • Admitting that the sharper declivity of the Kanab would enhance its power of corrasion, nevertheless we should expect to see it approach the Grand Canyon by leaps and bounds, like the The Romance of the Colorado River
  • There are fourteen contributors, and thirteen admit to an ongoing full or part time academic appointment.
  • We talk so much about female empowerment and yet we don't feel able to admit to having any sort of cosmetic enhancement. The Sun
  • Half admit to having overcooked the meat while two fifths felt baffled trying to work out cooking times. Times, Sunday Times
  • He also admitted riding without a driving licence and insurance, and had previous convictions for drink-driving.
  • Doctors would really have to go after the food industry, the medical industry, and the pharmaceutical industry and we'd all have to admit to the complete train wreck of what I call industrialized medicine. Alison Rose Levy: Robert Thurman: The Sacred Cows in the Health Care Debate
  • The self-confessed drug addict admitted possessing heroin with intent, but claimed that he was only looking after it for another person.
  • I agreed to admit him to a side room on a general medical ward accompanied by a prison officer.
  • I have to admit, I have milked my abilities on the odd occasion.
  • Yet later he admitted quantum mechanics doesn't contain any logical contradictions and is logically unexceptionable. Robert Lanza, M.D.: Could This Theory Provide A Glimpse Of Our Ultimate Destiny?

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