(At the same time, this ministry will be stripped of its recently acquired responsibility for labour affairs, leaving that job for the Social Democrats).
The education department is bigger than ever, having acquired responsibility for all aspects of child policy shortly before she took over.
The construction group Galliford Try, which acquired responsibility for Oxgangs through its 2014 acquisition of Miller Construction, said it took its role as contractor very seriously.
He used the example of council tax benefit, which the devolved administration has acquired responsibility for.
And sometimes it's unbelievably difficult, because you give up blame, you have to acquire responsibility.
"It is a matter of pride for us to acquire responsibility for the prison," said Nasrullah Stanikzai, the legal adviser to President Hamid Karzai, who has depicted the transfer as one of his government's crucial accomplishments.
Mr. Meas acquired more responsibilities, becoming the father of a young girl named Ireena.
John W. Gormley, senior assistant district attorney in Onondaga County, said Mr. Bigness oversaw the transportation of disabled veterans to their medical appointments, then acquired more responsibilities, including handling donation checks.
If Facebook wants to become a conduit for news, then it has to recognise that it has moved into a different sphere and has acquired new responsibilities.
He acquired international responsibilities, including the post of chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System at the Bank for International Settlements and chairman of the Financial Stability Board, based in Switzerland.
But when you ask – as Professor George Brock memorably did – whether Mark Zuckerberg and his satraps understand that they have acquired editorial responsibilities, they look blank.
