The phrase "acknowledge the likelihood that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acceptance or recognition of a probable situation or outcome.
Example: "In our analysis, we must acknowledge the likelihood that market conditions will change unexpectedly."
Alternatives: "recognize the probability that" or "accept the chance that".
He seemed to acknowledge the likelihood that in the coming weeks he will be stripped of office.
"While we are sympathetic to the plaintiffs' position and acknowledge the likelihood that plaintiffs believed these promises and relied on them, the government is not legally bound to abide by them," the circuit court ruled, 9 to 4, in an opinion written by Judge Paul R. Michel.
But some people are left to wonder why La Russa did not push McGwire to at least acknowledge the likelihood that steroids had contributed to his late-career slugging surge, and had not just served his medicinal needs to surmount career-threatening injuries.
While Rubio's team publicly still hopes to perform well in all four early-nominating states – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada – supporters privately acknowledge the likelihood that his best chance at a first-place victory has trickled down to Nevada, where he has logged more visits than most other candidates.
Hill et al. (2007) briefly acknowledge the likelihood that increased adult mortality also derived from more road deaths, although they probably merited less incidental mention.
A Muslim born to French-Algerian parents, she acknowledged the likelihood that the Americans had reached out to her, at least in part, because of her background.
While restating his support for a substantial tax cut and acknowledging the likelihood that huge surpluses will come flooding into the government over the next decade, Mr. Greenspan noted that economists still could not fully explain the surge in tax receipts in recent years or the degree to which a falling stock market might darken the outlook.
While restating his support for a substantial tax cut and acknowledging the likelihood that huge surpluses will accrue over the next decade, Mr. Greenspan said economists still could not fully explain the surge in tax receipts recently or the degree to which a falling stock market might darken the outlook.
And if you're the newly reasonable Stephen Colbert and scored Trump for a sit-down interview, you try and play the wacky diplomat while politely acknowledging the likelihood that the world is ending.
Regulations thereof should be harmonized as much as possible, by acknowledging the likelihood that orphan indications may not be properly and timely covered by approval and reimbursement.
While women's relationship schemas acknowledged the likelihood that a man will cheat and that women may tolerate partner infidelity to a certain extent, low expectations for monogamy do not appear to provide sufficient rationale for using condoms.
