The phrase "acquire fire" is not a standard expression in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could be used in a creative or metaphorical sense, perhaps in a context related to gaining passion or enthusiasm.
Example: "To truly succeed in this project, we need to acquire fire and motivate the entire team."
Alternatives: "ignite passion" or "gain enthusiasm".
And it especially makes sense for those developers who have optimized their apps for the Fire tablet to try to acquire only Fire tablet users.
Neurons mature and acquire their firing properties with the help of Rbfox genes, a family of genes linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Not until about 7000 bce did Neolithic man acquire reliable fire-making techniques, in the form either of drills, saws, and other friction-producing implements or of flint struck against pyrites.
These data support our previous findings that hPSC-derived cortical neurons acquire mature firing properties in vitro (Shi et al., 2012c).
We have previously shown that individual cortical neurons acquire mature firing properties over several weeks in vitro (Shi et al., 2012c).
The vertical component of the magnetic field obtained from this model (Bzm) is compared with experimental results (Bze) acquired in fire whirls in a shaft model.
That prompted Parliament business committee chairman Iain Wright to say that a similar takeover of Unilever would allow other British companies to be acquired in "fire sales" in the future.
Step 4. When in trouble, rationalize, fire, and divest; when out of trouble, expand, acquire, and still fire (it keeps employees on their toes); above all, never create or invent anything (it takes too long).
Knopf paid nearly two million dollars last week to acquire "City on Fire," the nine-hundred-page début novel by Garth Risk Hallberg.
By Rachel Arons November 11, 2013 Knopf paid nearly two million dollars last week to acquire "City on Fire," the nine-hundred-page début novel by Garth Risk Hallberg.
