The phrase "acknowledgment of certain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the recognition or acceptance of specific items, facts, or situations.
Example: "The acknowledgment of certain contributions is essential for fostering a collaborative environment."
Alternatives: "recognition of specific" or "acceptance of particular".
In an unusual acknowledgment of the similarities, certain Wall Street banks are in a dispute with the U.S. government over its effort to use foreign-bribery laws to punish them for giving jobs to the princeling relatives of Chinese officials and state-owned company managers, in the hope of getting deals.
But in a case involving a public agency with consequences that affect the public interest, there has to be some kind of acknowledgment that certain things did occur, she added.
But the acknowledgment of past rigging is certain to fuel opposition fears of new meddling.
There's also a clever balance to North and South, a certain acknowledgment of the middle-class manufacturers who raise themselves "into the power and position of a master by [their] own exertions".
With the acknowledgment that certain groups of people are disproportionately affected by disaster it is also implicitly acknowledged that some groups of people are more severely affected by disasters due to pre-disaster circumstances.
The statement comes as the firm faces growing criticism over its role in the financial crisis, and is a rare acknowledgment of Goldman's conflicts with certain of its clients.
A promotion is when an employee advances to a position that is classified at a higher salary grade, or in certain circumstances, an acknowledgment of significant greater responsibilities within the same grade.
They have, to a certain extent, with acknowledgment of the lesbian athlete.
I mention Ray Bradbury in the story as an open acknowledgment of the fact that I am writing within a certain tradition and also because, growing up, I really loved Ray Bradbury.
There's much more acknowledgment of whether a particular thought has been conveyed in a certain way, they'll express a reaction.
