The phrase "acquiring the post" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of obtaining a job or position, often in a formal or professional context.
Example: "After several interviews, I am thrilled to announce that I am acquiring the post of project manager at the company."
Alternatives: "securing the position" or "obtaining the role."
Since they control the lower house of Parliament, which chooses the prime minister, their selection will automatically acquire the post.
So it's no surprise that the Amazon founder has been the subject of widespread journalistic speculation since he acquired the Post company 10 days ago.
By this time he had contested the safe Labour seat of Batley and Morley in 1970, acquired the post of chairman of the Conservative Candidates Associationn (1972-76) and twice stood against Labour's Max Madden in the two 1974 elections in Sowerby, on both occasions losing by a handful of votes.
The Washington Post Company said yesterday that its test-preparation subsidiary, Kaplan Inc., would acquire the post-secondary education company Quest Education for about $165 million to expand its educational services.
Liberty Media Group agreed yesterday to acquire the post- production and sound business of SounDelux Entertainment Group for $90 million in cash in a deal that replaces one reached last summer.
His biggest step was acquiring the Huffington Post, the news, aggregation and commentary site co-founded by Arianna Huffington.
By acquiring The Huffington Post's reporting resources, AOL hopes to counter the perception that it is a farm for subpar content.
And AOL, an online pioneer, is increasingly shifting its focus to media, acquiring The Huffington Post and TechCrunch, a technology news and gossip site.
"The reason AOL is acquiring The Huffington Post is because we are absolutely passionate, big believers in the future of the Internet, big believers in the future of content," Mr. Armstrong said.
In March 2011 AOL acquired The Huffington Post for $315 million.
