He made an important acquaintance in 1959: Tony Williams, a 13-year-old drummer who already sounded like an innovator.
During the tour, he met a young singer, Ellen Brockmann, who proved the most important acquaintance of his life.
People might call on a busy, important acquaintance in an emergency, like seeking a organ donor, but not for trivial matters.
Comte's most important acquaintance in Paris was Henri de Saint-Simon, a French social reformer and one of the founders of socialism, who was the first to clearly see the importance of economic organization in modern society.
Bello's Filosofía shows an important acquaintance, and much agreement, with the work of Thomas Reid, Thomas Brown, and Dugald Stewart.
Home's high society acquaintances thought that he behaved like a complete gentleman throughout the ordeal, and he did not lose a single important friend.
He added, "It's important to have broad acquaintances and roots in the political structure, because ultimately whatever choice you make on the tough decisions, you're going to have a lot of unhappy people, and there has to be a residuum of good will and relationships".
Social contacts and perceived social support from family members, friends and acquaintances are important for fulfillment of different social needs.
In his young adulthood, Shterenberg became involved in Paris's thriving arts community, where he made the acquaintance of important artists like Cezanne, Modigliani, and van Dongen.
So began a mode of life that continued for a decade or more — a quiet bachelor existence in Vienna interspersed with sojourns abroad, making the acquaintance of important artistic figures of the day.
