It was, he admitted privately to himself, going to be a long week.

And, he could admit privately, because some internal voice had told him this was the place.

He admitted privately that many a man would call him crazy for what he'd done.

Although, he privately admitted, some of it might be justified.

Or maybe it had never been that rough, he admitted privately.

But one of them privately admitted involvement several times, according to five witnesses, including his own son.

There isn't an executive with any competitor who will not privately admit this to be true.

But some officers admit privately that armor made the difference in the fight.

But then, one after another, they admitted privately that they were on the Bush team.

As insiders privately admit, it has contributed almost nothing to the debate.