The phrase "acquire a set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to obtaining a collection or group of items, skills, or knowledge.
Example: "To succeed in this field, you need to acquire a set of essential skills."
Alternatives: "obtain a collection of" or "gain a group of".
He told Heath that he hoped to acquire a set of prosthetic goat legs and, upon them, gallop across the Swiss Alps.
I managed to acquire a set of "Birds of Massachusetts" about twenty years ago, and have been reading around in the books ever since, for refreshment and instruction.
In her own words: "The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists".
If medicine is a craft, then you focus on teaching obstetricians to acquire a set of artisanal skills — the Woods corkscrew maneuver for the baby with a shoulder stuck, the Lovset maneuver for the breech baby, the feel of a forceps for a baby whose head is too big.
Such is the case in "Expired Eyes," where the firm grounding of the plot in a realistic situation (a man enters his apartment after a day at work) allows us to accept its fantastical, perhaps futuristic ending (the man goes to his doctor to acquire a set of new eyes): here, realism is skillfully deployed, along with a reverberating emotional truth, in the service of fantasy.
After a quick literature review, it proves necessary to acquire a set of experimental data with a fine space time resolution.
Last month, an ERP-affiliated company acquired a set of huge surface mines in British Columbia out of bankruptcy.
[C7.] Mystery Bidder Obtains Patents An anonymous bidder has acquired a set of patents covering aspects of commercial Internet transactions for $15.5 million.
"We think we're acquiring a set of assets that has unique affluent male appeal that's very attractive to advertisers and attractive to cable operators," Lazarus said.
Jensen Farms, run by Mr. Jensen and his brother Ryan, had recently acquired a set of used machinery to upgrade the way it washed and dried its cantaloupes.
"I had acquired a set of transcription recordings covering the first 36 hours of broadcast D-Day coverage, the first eight or nine hours of which were anchored by Bob," Mr. McDonough said.
