The phrase "acquire a number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to obtaining a specific quantity or figure, often in contexts like data collection, statistics, or inventory.
Example: "To complete the survey, we need to acquire a number of responses from participants."
Alternatives: "obtain a figure" or "get a quantity".
Farrar did acquire a number of established writers (Theodor Reik, for one), and he presided over several best-selling novelists, but the FS list was somewhat schizophrenic.
Mergers are almost certain to be of critical importance, because Callahan needs more scale in Germany and it also needs to acquire a number of companies that actually own the wires into customers' homes.
Yeshiva University was able to acquire a number of rare materials (including Jewish Americana), publish a catalog of its incunabula and make its Judaica collection accessible to students and scholars through gifts from the Jesselsons and the Jesselson Family Trust.
It will acquire a number of valuable drugs, including Remicade, a promising arthritis treatment called Simponi (golimumab) and a potential blockbuster drug to prevent blood clots that is now in late-stage studies.
In addition to his work on television, Mr. Bourdain is set to acquire a number of books each year for Ecco, a subsidiary of HarperCollins run by the polymath epicure and poet Daniel Halpern.
Under the terms of the deal, CVC would acquire a number of brands in France, Germany, Sweden and Belgium, as well as four factories in Europe, according to a company statement.
On campus, she acquired a number of nicknames, including Chemical Katehi.
Through Mme von Breuning, Beethoven acquired a number of wealthy pupils.
But before Murdoch was thirty he had acquired a number of newspapers and a TV station.
Live Nation Entertainment, the dominant concert company, has acquired a number of top promoters over the last two years.
European and international buyers have also acquired a number of local cellphone and cable assets.
