The phrase "acknowledged the idea" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone recognizing or accepting a concept or proposal.
Example: "During the meeting, she acknowledged the idea of implementing a new marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "recognized the concept" or "accepted the proposal."
For him, the Instrument of Accession was important because, in granting special autonomy, it implicitly acknowledged the idea of Kashmiri independence.
Writing in the New York Times this week, columnist David Brooks acknowledged the idea that in the case of Israel and Hamas "this new game isn't a war of attrition.
Mr. Àvila, an alumnus of the late Robert Isabell's event business, even acknowledged the idea of artificial flowers, which would have been considered a near-obscenity in the recent past.
He also acknowledged the idea that going into African markets and putting off making profit for a few years would be, to say the least, a challenging mindset for many companies to get into, including his own, but the sector as a whole needs to make brave decisions on business models and partnerships "if we're really serious about growing economies".
The Obama administration has belatedly acknowledged the idea that corruption is a national security threat.
The Obama administration has belatedly acknowledged the idea that corruption is a national security threat.
The jury seemed incapable of acknowledging the idea black women are vulnerable too: instead, we're criminal.
And it should be deeply concerning to a Clinton campaign that has been resistant to acknowledging the idea that the ongoing controversy over Clinton's private email server while at the State Department is a problem for her.
Greer encourages team leaders to create a climate "where it's OK to make mistakes, it's OK to say something that isn't so smart, and it's really OK to have a crazy idea". Instead of dismissing ideas that challenge the working hypothesis, the leader should acknowledge the idea and attempt to incorporate it into the discussion.
Indeed, it bothers Mr Krugman so much he cannot be brought even to acknowledge the idea that the very real inequalities Mr Brooks enumerates between college grads and the rest are important at all, much less more important than the disproportionately rising fortunes of the top 1% or.1%.
Government sources acknowledge the idea would be controversial if it deprives newspapers of a source of valuable advertising income.
