The phrase "acquired against" is not commonly used in written English and may be confusing in context.
It could be used in legal or formal contexts where something is obtained in opposition to something else, but clarity is essential.
Example: "The evidence was acquired against the defendant's claims during the trial."
Alternatives: "obtained in opposition to" or "secured against."
In 1990 that company was acquired against Mr. Unwin's wishes by HarperCollins, owned by Rupert Murdoch.
These drugs also have the potential to reverse resistance acquired against other non-epigenetic chemotherapeutic agents and targeted inhibitors.
It is tempting to simply acknowledge that the company's most effective tactic -- software integration -- will give it the same edge in these other industries that it has acquired against its PC industry competitors.
Missing the masochistic dedication of reading novels over 1,000 pages, I recently acquired Against the Day again.
But this neglects the fact that when the immunity acquired against a pathogen must be boosted in order to remain efficient, the nature of the host-pathogen interaction depends on the intensity of exposure of the host [11].
P. knowlesi infected persons were on average significantly younger (15.8 years) than those infected with other species (23.9 years), which suggests that natural immunity is more easily acquired against P. knowlesi than against P. falciparum and P. vivax.
Fifth generation cephalosporins have acquired activity against MRSA, but they offer no advantage against Gram-negatives.
This because Elbez-Rubinstein [ 89] confirmed that acquired immunity against European Toxoplasma strains may not protect against reinfection by atypical strains.
In contrast to acquired immunity against infectious diseases, which is mostly antibody dependent, protective immunity against allergies appears to be CD4+ T-cell mediated.
Barrangou, R. et al. CRISPR provides acquired resistance against viruses in prokaryotes.
The immune response and the evaluation of acquired immunity against gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle: a review.
