The phrase "acknowledged their influence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the recognition of someone's impact or effect on a situation, idea, or group.
Example: "In her speech, she acknowledged their influence on the development of modern art."
Alternatives: "recognized their impact" or "admitted their effect".
The EDL says it is doing what it can to keep them away but acknowledged their influence.
Perhaps the two greatest modern painters of all, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), acknowledged their influence on each other more than most critics have.Now "Matisse Picasso", a dazzling show at Tate Modern in London from May 11th, allows us to judge for ourselves the interplay between the two.
They released 21 albums during 22 years together and, while never enjoying lavish commercial success, they could always depend on a loyal fan base and on the continuing goodwill of generations of bands who were happy to acknowledge their influence.
They never broke through to mainstream audiences - though Rorschach insisted they wouldn't have turned up their noses at the opportunity - but they created a unique niche which guaranteed them a faithful audience for 30 years, and more recent arrivals such as the White Stripes, Primal Scream and the Raveonettes cheerfully acknowledge their influence.
Comparing the work of fledgling film-makers to the sacred cows of the past rarely does them any favours, but writer-director David Lowery's second feature is so firmly grounded in the soil of Terrence Malick's Badlands, Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs Miller and Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde that it seems impolite not to acknowledge their influence from the outset.
It's time to acknowledge their influence on our public space and consciousness.
In addition to stepping out of the Jackson family shadow, Control established Jackson as one of the preeminent female artists of popular music, rivaling fellow pop star Madonna, as critics began to acknowledge their influence on the record industry and younger artists.
NHS Scotland (2004) considers that AH produce high quality patient focused research, but acknowledges their influence on the wider health care sectors has not yet been achieved [ 10].
Christopher Ricks, a professor of the humanities at Boston University who wrote "Dylan's Visions of Sin," a flattering study of the musician, said, "I may be too inclined to defend, but I do think it's characteristic of great artists and songsters to immediately draw on their predecessors". He added that it was atypical for popular musicians to acknowledge their influences.
Having credibly acknowledged their creative influences, the Sisters Grimm let their own style run riot, with a screen blocking out the stage and cameras backstage so that the play becomes a de-facto film.
The purpose of this study was not to investigate these factors; rather, we acknowledge their likely influence on this population and note that these factors likely contributed more to the variance of students' acceptance of evolution than their tree thinking understanding.
