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The phrase "acknowledge for the first" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks clarity in its intended meaning.
Example: "I would like to acknowledge for the first time the contributions of our volunteers."
Alternatives: "acknowledge for the first time" or "recognize for the first occasion."
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On Monday, she says, "The system will acknowledge for the first time that I exist".
11 August Exactly 100 days after Madeleine disappeared, investigating officers publicly acknowledge for the first time that she could be dead.
In neighboring Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, appeared to acknowledge for the first time that the Syrian uprising is at least in part driven by popular sentiment.
But Wilson's account of his trip forced a rattled White House to acknowledge, for the first time, that "this information should not have risen to the level of a Presidential speech".
On Thursday he appeared to acknowledge for the first time the damage such incidents were doing to his election standing, though did not specify which precise "personal pain" he was responding to.
The European Central Bank did acknowledge for the first time in the initial paragraph of its opening statement — its main vehicle for communicating with financial markets — that the "risks surrounding the outlook for economic activity are on the downside".
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In addition, the operator of the plant acknowledged for the first time that at least four of the six reactors at the multibillion-dollar complex would have to be scrapped.
The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, through a top aide, acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he personally cooperated with the filmmakers of "The Third Jihad" — a decision the commissioner now describes as a mistake.
He acknowledged, for the first time, past transgressions.
He also acknowledged, for the first time, that the injury has affected his hitting.
Government officials recently acknowledged for the first time that some detained protesters were tortured.
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