Sentence examples for Acquired fame from inspiring English sources
Google's MapReduce framework has been battle-tested and acquired fame.
He acquired fame and fortune by lecturing and retired to Athens about 275 bc to write.
Known to the Romans as Vicus Calidus, Vichy acquired fame for its alkaline springs in the 17th century.
NEARLY 100 years ago, Ernest Rutherford acquired fame, and a Nobel prize, by shooting alpha particles (helium nuclei produced by radioactive decay) at gold foil.
In his priestly function of presiding at the monks' worship, Macarius also acquired fame for his eloquent spiritual conferences and instructions.
Mr. James T. Lee, who acquired fame by building the Shelton Hotel, is a member of the syndicate arranging this latter project.
The third factor is the desire to acquire fame and glory through killing.
Last week Henley had a chance to acquire fame in a new area of life, and rejected it.The business in question exemplifies many of the virtues Conservatives hold dear.
According to locals like Mr. Thomgon, the festival has been running for over a hundred years now – but it has only started to acquire fame over the past few, as attendance has soared because of more word of mouth in the Internet age.
Hume is following Fontenelle's interpretation of Newton as a modest genius not concerned with acquiring fame (Fontenelle 1728 — see Other Internet Resources below).
After Lady Gaga, no one can claim to be innocent about the process of acquiring fame.
