The first person to notice that there was something seriously wrong with his bees or maybe just the first person to admit it was David Hackenberg.

NEWYORKER: Stung

"I always claim that everyone likes country music -- they just don't want to admit it, " he says with a laugh.

CNN: Obsessions: Crazy about country music

In one recent study, 61% of consumers reported that they didn't read all the terms of contracts before agreeing to them. (And those are just the ones who will admit to it.) "Laid edge to edge, they're impossible to stay on top of, " says New York-based plaintiffs' attorney James Denlea.

WSJ: How Companies Stack the Deck Against You With Fine Print

While it was possible - just - for the Conservatives to admit defeat in 1992 and leave the ERM, it has become impossible for European and US politicians to defend anything other than the brittle front line of globalisation.

BBC: Thinking outside the 1930s box

But it took me a year to just admit that I knew that.

FORBES: Why I Said No To Venture Capital

Maybe we -- the tellers, the talkers, the watchers -- simply can't admit it's over because we just got so caught up in it, right from the start.

CNN: Letting go of Simpson case

But as afraid as I am to admit it, the thing that was once just a good idea is now actually growing and improving.

FORBES: MD Opts Out And It's Working

In a later appearance before the grand jury, Ms. Currie testified that she could no longer recall any occasions when she came just to admit Ms. Lewinsky, but she could not rule it out.

CNN

It is just that neither side wants to be the first to admit this.

FORBES: Noda's "State of the Union" Address

Is this just -- do you then at least admit that this is going to make it a lot more difficult to come to some agreement?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It's not easy to admit that you can't just come to the rescue for your little sister.

CNN: When a friend won't walk away from abuse

We'll admit: we would have preferred to just tap the home button instead of click on it, especially when we were ready to switch apps, but nonetheless, Android makes for an intuitive-enough desktop operating system, what with the home screen full of shortcuts.

ENGADGET: ASUS shows off a docking monitor built for the PadFone, we go hands-on (video)

We had a chance to hit up their launch event last night and snapped a couple shots (our apologies for the quality) and we have to admit, even though this thing is targeted squarely at Qtopia developers, it could just as well be decent looking handset for the masses.

ENGADGET: Trolltech's Linux-based "Greenphone" for developers

Both Cooper and Bushnell admit they still have a way to go before getting there, but they recognize what it takes just to get a shot.

FORBES: Band Blows-Up With Business Approach