The phrase "acquire a host of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to obtaining a large number of items, skills, or experiences.
Example: "Through years of study and practice, she was able to acquire a host of valuable skills that set her apart in her field."
Alternatives: "gain a multitude of" or "obtain a variety of".
(Through the act, the U.S. did not come into much nitrogen; it did, however, acquire a host of minor territories, including Midway Island).
From particulars that arise in the act of visiting the page and checking the box, the firm's software can acquire a host of signals of humanity.
In these societies, people must also acquire a host of cognitive competencies that have not evolved.
In modern societies, people must also acquire a host of cognitive competencies that have not evolved, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
An interesting follow up article may be how they have used the 93% premium not paid out in claims to acquire a host of ancillary companies- data depositories, software, technology, appraisal, flood, etc.
Paul G. Allen has spent more than $8 billion of his Microsoft fortune in the last three years to acquire a host of cable companies with a total of more than 6.2 million subscribers, at times paying more than $4,000 per subscriber.
Pernod Ricard is acquiring a host of tired or declining brands.
When, after a week, a few dozen T. Bears were pulled from the wards to be cultured, every one of them was found to have acquired a host of new friends: Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella...
The new Santa also acquired a host of Nordic elves to replace the small dark-skinned boy called Black Peter, who in Christian tradition so loved St. Nicholas that he traveled with him everywhere.
On the plus side (and there is one, honest) - you will have acquired a host of transferable skills from your degree that will qualify you for jobs related to, or outside, the industry.
In pursuit of a championship, the Knicks' front office acquired a host of veterans on the tail ends of their careers — Jason Kidd, Kurt Thomas, Marcus Camby, Pablo Prigioni, and Rasheed Wallace — and a third of their roster was born before the Village People released "Y.M.C.A".
