Work to become, not to acquire.    From LearnThat.org.  [Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)]

Not until the time of Linnæus (1707-1778) did the term acquire a definite and precise meaning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation] Reference

‹ The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility. ›.    From Wordnik.com.  [T.S. Eliot - Banquet Speech] Reference

The historical events which mothers take part in acquire the greatness and invincibility of natural phenomena.    From Wordnik.com.  [italo calvino | if on a winter’s night a traveler « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference

The latter might in the short term acquire wealth before their customers discover that they have been sold inferior products or services.    From Wordnik.com.  [CEI] Reference

B) Will the mutant protein acquire a new function without losing the old?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Minimal Genome] Reference

Many people who qualify for the "Big in Japan" tag acquire it in the most serendipitous of ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference

A new translation which has gotten great reviews, and which I hope to acquire, is Edith Grossman’s Don Quixote.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Translation « So Many Books] Reference

I have always assumed that these Public supplies where in excess of what pharmacies could hold and acquire, that is clearly not the case.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

When did Spain acquire the Netherlands?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Wrong with This Assertion?] Reference

Did anyone question B. of A. 's use of TARP funds to "acquire," competitors?.    From Wordnik.com.  [America, End Your Fear Of Wall Street] Reference

However, we like your emporer's plans and ask that you "acquire" them for us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Calgon, Take Me Away] Reference

All I am wary of is a celebrity tendency purely from a media aspect to 'acquire' children like pets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three cheers for Elton, say I] Reference

This person is impersonating a US Army soldier Corporal type, and managed to "acquire" a set of ACUS and rank.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

Europeans, then why not just 'acquire' what you want and stop the postering about so-called legalities and democracies?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arizona bill: Profiling or common sense?] Reference

I've heard of editors showing interest in manuscripts, but I don't recall the word "acquire" ever being used at this stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference

Closing the book, he shoved it carefully into an old knapsack Tas had managed to "acquire" when they were in the deserted New City.    From Wordnik.com.  [Test of the Twins]

They will probably "acquire" another teams design.    From Wordnik.com.  [FastMachines.com] Reference

You say you had to "acquire" novels in order to get ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Somerville News Blog] Reference

So when and where do the Obamas '"acquire" a summer palace?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

What good would it do for the government to 'acquire' bad assets?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference

You might wanna "acquire" my emerald theme and mod it with your own traffic light buttons.    From Wordnik.com.  [GNOME-Look.org Content] Reference

Try and read Half-Blood Prince and then Deathly Hallows to "acquire" an audiobook version.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference

Local. com announced this morning it will "acquire" 14,000 small business customers from Live Deal.    From Wordnik.com.  [ClickZ News Blog] Reference

In all honesty, I'm not certain that this is a good thing if a thief were to suddenly "acquire" this card.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Blogs] Reference

Here's my solution: Before creating a dupe Jamie has to "acquire" the mass necessary for another copy of himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [iFanboy] Reference

Of course, Corporations almost never do even "replacement and maintenance" on any Public Service that they "acquire".    From Wordnik.com.  [PCLinuxOS-Forums] Reference

McCarthy, the pilot, after crashing a B-24, walked out of France and on returning went to a P-38 base to "acquire" a plane!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The DIARY OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM CETIN] Reference

Try and read Half-Blood Prince and then Deathly Hallows to "acquire" an audiobook version. to add some Digg pizzaz to your day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference

The name derives from the amalgamation of acuity meaning sharpness and perceptiveness of intellect and acquire, meaning to gather.    From Wordnik.com.  [mad.co.uk : Today's Breaking News] Reference

"acquire" another wife if they desire him to. cycads jonolan.    From Wordnik.com.  [WordPress.com News] Reference

"acquire," all justify this rendering. in sanctification -- (Ro 6: 19; 1Co 6: 15, 18).    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference

"acquire" new customers, especially if Rackhouse is able to recoup the costs of its giveaway on new dine-in guests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet OpenID] Reference

What to wear, who to take, how to get there and, for some, how they can "acquire" alcohol for the soft-drinks-only night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shropshire Star] Reference

"acquire" both brain mass and the contents of our brains (its wiring or irreversible chemical changes) through learning and experience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema] Reference

(Purchasers acquire the right to purchase season tickets.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Modell Sacks Maryland] Reference

He invested more this year for MGM/UA to acquire Orion Pictures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can Mgm Roar Again?] Reference

Social referencing helps children acquire the moral emotions of pride and shame.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raising A Moral Child] Reference