The phrase "achieved credibility" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the process of gaining trust or recognition in a particular field or context.
Example: "After years of hard work and dedication, the organization finally achieved credibility in the industry."
Alternatives: "gained credibility" or "established credibility."
But what does that imply for international justice 60 years later, as the ICC still struggles to achieve credibility?
Achieving credibility involves bringing men like Mr. Shah, who have long equated joining in elections with being a rubber stamp for Indian rule, into the process.
For a fashion brand like Louis Vuitton, with a watchmaking history spanning barely a decade, achieving credibility in the eyes of serious watch aficionados is a major challenge.
If one can achieve credibility by shutting down a league, he has earned his; with his owners, he locked out N.B.A. players for 204 days from 1998 to 1999.
A huge slab of devil's food cake, six layers' worth and every one of them dry, makes a wonderful conversation piece, and the banana cream pie almost achieves credibility.
And Ms. George, to be blunt, may simply not be a convincing enough actress to overcome familiar-feeling scripts and her own good looks to achieve credibility in this type of role.
If anything goes when it comes to methodology, all sorts of disciplines can achieve success without thereby achieving credibility.
That's because companies in developing economies "are willing to do anything to achieve credibility with U.S. investors," says Louis Osmont, a partner with Mazars.
To achieve credibility, governments will need to pass binding legislation enforcing tighter fiscal belts when their economies begin to recover on a sustained basis.
Founded in Poland two years ago by a group of advertising vets, Kraams is based on the idea that there is no better way to achieve credibility with a client than to deliver a customized pitch.
