Yet there were no legal documents describing its powers or acknowledging its existence. He settled without acknowledging any wrongdoing. Acknowledging and understanding these cultural differences improves communication. Continuers are a way of the hearer acknowledging or understanding what the speaker is saying. Jason tries to help him cope without actually acknowledging what he believes happened. Merchants continued to ignore Wyman, who was still adamant about officially acknowledging plague. Perry issued a statement on August 3 acknowledging the error and questioning its newsworthiness. Some consider themselves multiracial, while acknowledging race as a social construct. McEwan professed innocence of plagiarism while acknowledging his debt to the author. Managing diversity is more than simply acknowledging differences in people. The role of referees only included counting pinfalls, acknowledging submissions, and upholding rope breaks. Some youths avoid coming out or even acknowledging their sexual orientation because of homophobia. Nature is acknowledging the presence of a supernatural force. This was supposedly the result of the Byzantines not acknowledging Khosrow as Kavad's heir. The EU is not the only organization that is acknowledging this concept.