Shareholders and pay experts alike acknowledge that no one has designed a resolution that gets at the real problem.

The problem is that NATO has failed up to now to be relevant to the conflict, a failure acknowledged by American and European officials alike.

But the argument has some serious shortcomings, as stock analysts and executives alike acknowledge when pressed.

But Republicans and Democrats alike acknowledged they were leaving the country's immigration problems largely unresolved.

Mercenaries and employers alike acknowledged the ideals only when it was convenient.

Democrats and Republicans alike acknowledged that the sharp differences pointed to a growing breakdown in foreign policy cooperation between Congress and the White House.

In interviews, soldiers and commanders alike acknowledged that after the military withdraws, the rebels might simply return - in effect changing nothing.

Palestinians and Jordanians alike acknowledge that the disengagement, announced by the King on July 31, was a political necessity.

Nevertheless, the program's detractors and supporters alike acknowledged that tougher management techniques were needed if it was to survive.

Restaurateurs and health department officials alike acknowledge that when an inspector calls, tensions run high.