The phrase "a general recognition of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing widespread acknowledgment or acceptance of a particular idea, fact, or phenomenon.
Example: "There is a general recognition of the importance of mental health in today's society."
Alternatives: "a widespread acknowledgment of" or "a common acceptance of".
In spite of a general recognition of the quality of their instruction, Brazilian diplomats are still generally critical of the idea that freer trade is intrinsically good for the country.
"There's a general recognition of the transcendent role that writers have had in forging our society".
But Mr. Morrissey said that law was unlikely to be invoked because "there's a general recognition of the moral obligation" of the church to compensate victims more substantially.
Of course, saying this does not help those thousands of casualties – they are still just as dead – but a general recognition of this fundamental point is essential to the quest for a long-term solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.
A general recognition of that fact, led by the economic profession and taken to heart by politicians, would be a step so important as to be almost worth what it has cost to be reminded of it.
Shadow ministers David and Ed Miliband were also present at the two-hour debate, in which there was a general recognition of the important role union members will play in the leadership election this summer.
There is now a general recognition on the part of Corbyn's critics that this summer's leadership challenge achieved nothing and speculation about another leadership contest next year seems to have vanished.
"I must say that only three times in my life have I met a genius," Stein has Toklas say of their first meeting, "and each time a bell within me rang and I was not mistaken, and I may say in each case it was before there was any general recognition of the quality of genius in them.
"I may say that only three times in my life have I met a genius," Stein has Toklas say of their first meeting, "and each time a bell within me rang and I was not mistaken, and I may say in each case it was before there was any general recognition of the quality of genius in them.
There is already a general recognition that conflict of interest and specialty bias are ongoing problems in the development of clinical practice guidelines.
"What makes this a moment of hope is there is a general recognition that things are out of balance in terms of inequality and wage stagnation," said Craig Becker, the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s general counsel.
