The phrase "and acknowledge the first" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are asking someone to recognize or accept the first item in a list or sequence.
Example: "In our discussion, we must address the main issues and acknowledge the first before moving on to the others."
Alternatives: "and recognize the first" or "and accept the first".
Until Democratic politicians recognize and acknowledge the Second Amendment as an individual right, like the First Amendment, rather than just some collective right of states to maintain a militia, red-state voters will continue to vote for Republicans who do acknowledge and defend the right of a citizen to keep and bear arms.
"We need to understand and acknowledge the truth first".
That even a centre-left politician is not willing to take the risk to acknowledge the first and second generation non-European immigrants who make up some seven per cent of the country's population, shows how successfully the DPP, led by Kristian Thulesen Dahl, has taken the country to the right on immigration.
Today, we mourn and acknowledge the loss of the first from our Mouseketeer clan.
A spokeswoman said: "Despite the severity of the challenge facing the council we are committed to working with the third sector and acknowledge the important role it plays in the city.
An hour and a quarter into the day Warner reached 50 and looked skywards, while acknowledging the first wave of warmth rolling down from the stands.
11 Possible Chinese SARS Case The Chinese government intensified health screenings of travelers and hospital patients after acknowledging the first suspected SARS case in mainland China since the disease caused panic early in the year.
The year after we found "The Holy Grail," we read "Don Quixote," and you see how Cervantes is doing sort of fourth-wall stuff, addressing the reader, and acknowledging the artifice of the first half of the book in the second half.
Awareness of these issues is growing and acknowledging the problem is the first step to improving current practices and identifying solutions.
