recognition

"the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own";

"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer";

"give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying";

"a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases";

"molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities";

"territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991";

"the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States";

"he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman";