The phrase "acknowledged the strength of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when recognizing or affirming the power or effectiveness of something or someone in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "In her speech, she acknowledged the strength of the community's efforts in overcoming adversity."
Alternatives: "recognized the power of" or "appreciated the effectiveness of".
The minister also acknowledged the strength of feeling among scientists.
The firm acknowledged the strength of feeling and called off the deal.
Boone said he saw pitches better today than he had in the first round, but he acknowledged the strength of the Yankees' starters.
Warner-Lambert executives have been trying to fend off a takeover offer from Pfizer, but last week tacitly acknowledged the strength of Pfizer's bid by agreeing to hold merger discussions.
Clegg's aides said the reverse would not change the peers' fundamental approach to the health bill, but the deputy prime minister himself acknowledged the strength of feeling in his party grassroots by effectively disowning the bill as not a Liberal Democrat one, remarks that will anger the health secretary, Andrew Lansley.
The council acknowledged the strength of opposition to the closures, but said cuts had to be made.
Sanders has acknowledged the strengths of the post-war international order that Churchill and others developed.
The findings of the study acknowledge the strength of Web 2.0 tools in improving library services for users.
Acknowledging the strength of feeling, Brown wrote: "Thousands of people have come together to demand justice for Alan Turing and recognition of the appalling way he was treated.
We acknowledge the strength of Tate's balance sheet (likely to be strengthened further by a working capital unwind on the back of a lower corn cost).
I acknowledge the strength of the community's perception, and I am extremely concerned about its impact on the community's well-being," Alpern wrote.
