Sentence examples for acquired until from inspiring English sources

The phrase "acquired until" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to suggest a timeframe for acquisition, but it lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The resources will be acquired until the end of the fiscal year."
Alternatives: "obtained by" or "secured until".

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The company, a favorite takeover candidate of analysts, is unlikely to be acquired until the S.E.C. investigation is complete.

Conrad's first and second languages were Polish and French, with his third language, English, not acquired until he was 20.

Its coast came under British influence in the early 19th century, but formal control was not acquired until it was taken from Egypt in 1884.

The first painting in a British public collection – the Tate's – wasn't acquired until 1933, and even then was Picasso's Flowers, done, pre-Cubism, in 1901.

A minor's interests are protected by a representative who acts in his name, and although certain legal transactions may be entered into at age 7, full legal capacity is not acquired until age 18 (formerly 21).

There was still a tense wait at the European Space Agency's (ESA)operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, as Philae's signal was not acquired until 02.19 GMT, more than an hour later than expected, raising hopes that the lander may have moved into a sunnier spot.

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There will be no acquiring until we do.

"Jamie [Hamish Hamilton] and I did not inform the sales department what books we had decided to acquire until we had already done so".

The French novelists are part of the flavor of the novel, because they have that cynical sexual edge which the English-language novel didn't acquire until much later.

But if you can make the time, you can gain skills -- influencing people, budgeting, managing projects -- that otherwise would be difficult to acquire until much later in your career.

Endress has pointed out in the past that the larger company is suing her startup over a patent that it didn't acquire until its CEO had visited the Ditto website.

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