"recognize its potential" is a grammatically and structurally sound phrase.
It can be used in both spoken and written English. For example, "We need to recognize the potential of this project and invest in it appropriately."
Whatever we call it, we should recognize its potential contributions to economic efficiency.
Tanzania's Ndulu recalled how the Central Bank's commitment to a new approach started with a missed opportunity: when first presented with the new idea of mobile money, it initially did not recognize its potential.
It did not do so well there, according to Mr. Pike, but by the time it saw action in Kosovo, battlefield commanders began to recognize its potential.
It is largely supported by private technology companies that recognize its potential as an instrument for creating employment and mitigating the effects of poverty on the city's youth.
Because the United States does not have a strong cabbage culture, "people don't recognize its potential," Ms. Feigenbaum said.
Some chefs and home cooks are beginning to recognize its potential, seeing the chopped salad more as a canvas for seasonal produce than as a haphazard meal.
This time last year I probably didn't know about emoji, but when I saw it I instantly recognized its potential for my writing.
Early on, neurosurgeons recognized its potential value in neurosurgical planning, as it is the only technique that offers the possibility for in vivo visualization of white matter tracts.
Novogratz had recognized its potential when one of his partners at Fortress, Peter Briger, introduced him to one of its earlier evangelists, an Argentinean investor named Wences Casares.
He also recognized its potential flaws and pointed out that there was no evidence that this type of system would actually work.
It is clear now that from the start many of those involved in the program, which began in 2002, recognized its potential criminality.
