The phrase "acknowledges a problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a situation where someone recognizes or admits that an issue exists.
Example: "The report acknowledges a problem with the current system that needs to be addressed immediately."
Alternatives: "recognizes an issue" or "admits to a problem."
"This proposed change acknowledges a problem with the bonus scheme, but still keeps it in place".
The report acknowledges a "problem" in the potential conflict between the new position of DNI and the director of the National Counterterrorism Center but, according to sources, does not make a recommendation for addressing it.
One problem for the tire company is that if it acknowledges a problem with the tires that its former customer, Ford, is paying to recall, it would have trouble avoiding paying for that recall, and might also complicate its defense against consumer suits.
There are plenty of loaded signals here: the Hansel and Gretel house that is also a slave cabin; questions of consumption and deprivation (Mr. Blake acknowledges a problem with his weight); the ambiguous relationship between the server and the served or master and slave.
"By the time the industry acknowledges a problem, the glyphosate-resistant genes will have spread far enough through the weed population that not much can be done," warns Charles Benbrook, a biotech critic who directs the Northwest Science and Environmental Policy Center in Sandpoint, Idaho.
There was, Mr. Thompson acknowledged, a problem.
But by April, it was forced to acknowledge a problem.
Thrush has since acknowledged a problem with alcohol abuse.
But when asked about the situation, they acknowledged a problem.
Such complaints may ultimately lead to the automaker acknowledging a problem and carrying out a recall.
Few others would go so far, but some acknowledge a problem.
