I would simply acknowledge their superiority and be done with it.

The government was simply acknowledging that many people there were able to watch the stations anyway.

The amulet was simply acknowledging the presence of the magic.

He was simply acknowledging that seeing some movies is not as easy as watching them.

Too honest, always open, Martinez simply acknowledges asking the same questions of himself.

Managing diversity is more than simply acknowledging differences in people.

It simply acknowledges that courts are places to exercise judgment.

I thought the two Eds were simply acknowledging the situation as it might be at the next election.

Simply acknowledging his feelings will often allow him to talk about the underlying problem.