At the ranch, he'd tried reasoning with Bartlett, but the man had refused to acknowledge his debt.

In addition to such motivation, he acknowledged his debt as follows:

Many have openly acknowledged their debt to his example.

This is an important sentiment that acknowledges the daughter's origins and the adoptive mother's debt.

The group also acknowledges their debt to the usage of music in silent movies.

If you free me I will acknowledge my debt and keep going.

I am glad to be able to acknowledge publicly my debt.

Shelley has always acknowledged his debt to the late doctor.

I would like to acknowledge my debt to these writers by listing them here.

"Iraq acknowledges its debt to Russia; a new regime might not."