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The phrase "acquired a substantial knowledge" is not correct in English.
It should be "acquired substantial knowledge" or "acquired a substantial amount of knowledge." You can use it when discussing the process of gaining significant understanding or expertise in a particular subject or field.
Example: "Through years of study and experience, she has acquired substantial knowledge in environmental science."
Alternatives: "gained significant knowledge" or "obtained extensive knowledge."
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Placed in charge of Firozpur, in the Punjab (1839), he acquired a substantial knowledge of Sikh politics.
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Has acquired a substantial portfolio of established residential property.
He also acquired a substantial fortune from foreign pensions and as a supplier of mercenaries to the pope.
JDW and SB acquired a substantial portion of the data.
BP acquired a substantial proportion of the data.
VH acquired a substantial part of the data and participated in drafting of the manuscript.
While it is surely true that individual human beings acquire a substantial amount of causal knowledge by cultural transmission, it is also obvious that not all causal knowledge is acquired in this way.
At that date no English poet had a substantial knowledge of either the Iliad or the Odyssey.
Exxon Mobil and ChevronTexaco have been named as potential candidates interested in acquiring a substantial stake in Yukos.
Thomas eventually became one of Revolutionary America's most successful printers, acquiring a substantial fortune.
Other than having an equity stake in an enterprise, foreign investors may acquire a substantial influence in many other ways.
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