Sentence examples for acquiring us from inspiring English sources

After years of focusing on the Chinese market, Tencent is starting to get more international, expanding its staff in the US and quietly acquiring US startups.

Preki won 28 caps for the United States after acquiring US citizenship in 1996 and spent two years at Goodison Park with Everton.

"There was a clear message coming out of Dropbox that they weren't acquiring us to put the team on other things, and they have been true to their word in terms of supporting this thing and helping it thrive.

"Localytics got interested in acquiring us and the idea of joining forces got more concrete," he says.

Acquiring US citizenship at the Jefferson Memorial may not be quite on the same order as sinking the Scharnhorst, but it was one way to contribute to the War on Terror, I guess.

Japanese IT services juggernaut NTT DATA is acquiring US-based Intelligroup for approximately $199 million in cash, followed by a second-step merger to acquire all remaining shares at the same price paid in the tender offer.

Some weren't even born in the United States, but simply have a US parent – another way to acquire US citizenship "accidentally".

Islamic State boosted its weaponry considerably when it acquired US-made arms and military vehicles, including tanks, which were left by Iraqi troops fleeing their advance.

Royal Philips Electronics today announced that it will acquire US-based Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), which designs, markets and distributes a gazillion-and-one accessories namely for Apple's iPods.

Rakuten acquired US-based Buy.com for US$250 in May and France's Priceminister for the same sum just one month later.

The news comes less than a month after word got out that Rakuten moved to acquire US-based Buy.com for approx. the same price ($250M).