The phrase "acknowledge a desire" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the recognition or acceptance of someone's wishes or wants.
Example: "In therapy, it is important to acknowledge a desire for change in order to facilitate personal growth."
Alternatives: "recognize a wish" or "accept a longing".
But it does acknowledge a desire to buy a stake in Ventspils, perhaps when the Latvian government completes its plan to sell a 37percentt stake, most of its remaining ownership, in the port later this year.
Table 6 indicates that only 50.3% of respondents who received aid from their kinfolks with business admitted to wanting to become an entrepreneur, whereas 62.6% of respondents did not receive any help from their experienced kinsfolk and they acknowledge a desire to become an entrepreneur.
While acknowledging a desire to protect the doctor-patient relationship, Judge Crocker Snyder said, "I have to direct you to answer".
But he also acknowledged a desire to help the once high-flying technology corporations that were hit in last year's market selloff.
After an election in which a desire to change the "old politics" – and politicians – was a big issue, Napolitano appeared to have acknowledged a desire for relatively new faces in charge, saying that, as well as his experience, Letta's youth had been a factor in his selection.
On the other hand, as he said, "in the last three years more information has been exchanged than in all the history of the human race," so his work resonates with complexity, in the manner of Matthew Barney, a fellow myth-making artist who also acknowledges a desire "to include everything".
Block acknowledged a desire to build something new as his primary driver in exiting Alpha.
This may reflect a number of issues including lack of knowledge/experience with CAM treatments, past experiences of persistent pain, and concern about the power and risk of acknowledging a desired future state.
Industry experts maintain that part of a diversified portfolio should be allocated to real estate, and they acknowledge a growing desire to "get paid while you wait" for the stock market to recover.
He acknowledged a pressing desire to challenge the image many paint of him as a racist, trigger-happy cop who was indifferent to taking the life of a 17-year-old.
The wild cheers she received when her speech ended seemed to acknowledge a long-, long-delayed public desire for atonement.
