Sentence examples for acquired to play from inspiring English sources

In Houston, he was acquired to play second fiddle to Yao Ming.

Will Clark has been a Cardinal for less than three months since being acquired to play first base while Mark McGwire is reduced to being a pinch-hitter on a damaged right knee, but he appreciates that tradition.

The genetic organization and phylogenetic groupings of PA T6SS-1 and −2 further suggests that these clusters were independently acquired to play differing roles in the different strains of P. ananatis.

Many violinists have never learned to play by ear or to learn new tunes from listening, so that is a new skill you will have to acquire to play with traditional musicians.

James Franco says he'll attend the parade to support his friend, so Paul Rudd has to quickly acquire and learn to play a bass drum.

Comparing his time in Miami to the experience of "college for other kids", Mr James said that his original departure was the right decision at the time because he was "seeking championships"—an implicit recognition that Cleveland had not provided him with sufficiently strong teammates to win a title, as the Chicago Bulls did when they acquired Scottie Pippen to play alongside Mr Jordan.

"We use a range of acquired skills to play these games, including some we don't even realize.

The Braves are without Andruw Jones for the first time in 12 years, so they acquired Mark Kotsay to play center.

After arriving as a virtual stranger to the hockey business, McNall acquired Gretzky to play and soon got himself named chairman of the league's Board of Governors.

The experimental mixing of records combined with the newly acquired ability to play longer tracks resulted in a genre well-suited for dancing parties.

They decide they need more athletic players; they acquire Todd Zeile to play third base.