acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object), : to acquire property. ,to acquire learning.    From Dictionary.com. 

Graham Summer, the term acquired a harsher and altogether less idealistic significance.    From Wordnik.com.  [TYPES OF INDIVIDUALISM] Reference

AUBRION (Comte d '), the title acquired by Charles Grandet after his marriage to the daughter of the Marquis d'Aubrion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 1] Reference

In Latin the word acquired an n before k for euphony.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3] Reference

Nor can an aesthetic sense be acquired from a textbook.    From Wordnik.com.  [Camilo José Cela - Nobel Lecture] Reference

One of three players acquired from the Miami Heat in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

During the Civil War the word acquired the special meaning of looter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3. The Period of Growth. 4. Loan-Words and Non-English Influences] Reference

Since when has Sarah Palin acquired any expertise on nuclear arms issues?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama brushes off Palin on nuclear deal] Reference

It can be acquired from the same retailer where the engine is bought from.    From Wordnik.com.  [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1024] Reference

With a "signing," the labels acquired exclusive rights to and from the artist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Price: The Democratization of the Music Industry] Reference

She broke off to quote in her pretty, uncertain English, acquired at a convent in the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bucky O'Connor] Reference

Garmin acquired UPS Aviation in 2003, and UPS Aviation was headquartered in Salem, OR.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dressed it up and they called it we (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference

In design the first idea to be acquired is that of the plane destined to receive the design.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Montessori Method] Reference

Muscular strength, speed and power are acquired from the short but highly intense sprint intervals.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

The entries were placed in the brackets if the headings were not directly acquired from the images.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference

Capps secured his fourth save in five appearances for the Twins since being acquired from the Nationals.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com -] Reference

The Braves have Melky Cabrera, acquired from the New York Yankees, in right field until Heyward is ready.    From Wordnik.com.  [Braves want to send manager Bobby Cox out a winner] Reference

So the Braves gave the job to Farnsworth, whom they acquired from the slumping Detroit Tigers on July 31.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Farnsworth relishes role of a lifetime] Reference

These men have for a very long time ruled this tribe; and the elder has certainly acquired from the Malays.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy] Reference

Miss Margland, had taught her a consciousness, such as she had acquired from the adventures of this night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference

"The name acquired a brush of savagery from settled communities who painted them as riff-raff," Coplan said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Fedoruk, who last played for the Flyers in the 2003-04 season, was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 13.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - New Jersey vs. Philadelphia] Reference

They used the so-called monitoring centre acquired from the Finnish-German company in 2008 to carry out the work.    From Wordnik.com.  [EUobserver.com - Headline News] Reference

The delivery of such instrument shall extinguish all right and title acquired under the collector's deed or taking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference

Namely, that even in acquired immunity, the properties of the cells take pride of place over the humoral properties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ilya Mechnikov - Nobel Lecture] Reference

The word acquired its figurative meaning alluding to something made of yarn spun at home, one that's plain and coarse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Answers.com: Today's Highlights] Reference

NetBeans was first released by Sun in 1999, after it was acquired from a Czech firm; it was open-sourced a year later.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest headlines from JavaWorld] Reference

Senator, it is clear, was part of the original name of Cassiodorus, and not a title acquired by sitting in the Roman Senate.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator] Reference

Israel acquired from the Germans and equipped them with cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads from its sizable arsenal.    From Wordnik.com.  [VDARE.com - Latest Articles] Reference

Btw, Google acquired and and owns another mobile social network named dodgeball. com in acquired dodgeball. com in May, 2005.    From Wordnik.com.  [September « 2007 « ResourceShelf] Reference

Injuries limited Hardaway to four games last season and just 64 over two campaigns since he was acquired from the Orlando Magic.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Nuggets vs. Suns] Reference

In July 1966, information was acquired from a source which established the Brunhaver was a prisoner in a North Vietnamese POW camp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brunhaver, Richard M.] Reference

In the case of nerve, much information has been acquired from a study of its electrical properties especially recently in the hands of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archibald V. Hill - Nobel Lecture] Reference

This is a circular, “closed” process in which no new information will be acquired from a source that one has ruled as disagreeable.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Words I never expected to write] Reference

Mr. Holmes, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers over the offseason, is expected to give the Jets 'offense some additional pop.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jets Make Room] Reference

The project started in 2000, after funding was acquired from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment of the Humanities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative] Reference

Billups has certainly been good for Anthony and the rest of the Nuggets since he was acquired from the Pistons on Nov. 3 for Allen Iverson.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference