Sentence examples for acquire a pass from inspiring English sources

Students should at least acquire a pass rate once a year [ 18].

The team's needs are numerous, including a tight end and free safety, in addition to the obvious interest in acquiring a pass rusher and a wide receiver.

But with a sturdy defense in place — acquiring a pass rusher is the top priority in the draft — the Jaguars are presented with the same concern each team has every off-season: how to counteract the dominant teams.

But not as scary, we soon discover, as Robert Smith in full fig: big-screen closeups reveal that the 54-year-old frontman has acquired a passing resemblance to Gene Simmons of Kiss, which seems fitting: both the Cure and Kiss are fan bands these days, mining catalogues so extensive that they could tour for the rest of their days without repeating themselves too often.

Foreign politicians, the foolish ones, make the effort and invest valuable time acquiring a passing proficiency in English to talk to Obama.

Kennedy speaks serviceable German, navigates the winding cobblestone streets with ease, and only this year acquired a coveted pass allowing him to park his car in the old part of town.

When their landlord informed them that he was turning the building that housed their studio into an antiques mall, they decided to acquire a few props and pass off their space as a stall in order to stay.

Survey spectra were acquired at a pass energy of 160 eV.

UPS was conducted with a He I (21.22 eV) discharge lamp and the spectra were acquired at a pass energy of 5 eV with steps of 0.025 eV.

XPS was conducted with a monochromatic Al Kα source (15 kV, 20 mA) and the spectra were acquired at a pass energy of 10 eV with steps of 0.1 eV.

O1s, Zr3p 3/2 and Si2 s region spectra were acquired at a pass energy of 23 eV with ten scans to obtain a higher spectral resolution (0.1-eV step) and to lower the noise level.