The economists readily acknowledged in interviews that their analysis was based on educated guesses and data from the past.

The slowdown, economists now acknowledge, was caused largely by excessive regulation and the failure to encourage competition.

The subsidy approach, the economists acknowledge, would encourage tough unions to get even tougher with east German enterprises.

The economists acknowledge that these proposals would raise the deficit.

Some Republican economists acknowledged as much when asked about today's output figures.

Still, the risks to this essentially benign outlook are numerous and real, economists acknowledge.

But most economists acknowledge that lower rates are needed.

Even economists who support the Kyoto treaty acknowledge that it will make only a small difference far in the future while imposing serious costs today.

Analysts and economists acknowledged that it was still too early to judge the long-term impact of either the bombing or the fuel price increases.

Some economists acknowledge that they have been surprised by the persistence of the decline in rates.