The phrase "acquisition of office" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to obtaining or assuming a position of authority or responsibility, often in a formal or governmental setting.
Example: "The acquisition of office by the newly elected officials marked a significant change in the administration."
Alternatives: "assumption of office" or "taking office".
His Mendik Company was involved in more than 30 acquisitions of office and residential buildings in and around Manhattan.
Most of our real estate exposure is institutional — acquisitions of office buildings — largely in major markets — central business districts.
Some sources state he received the office in 1114, and others place the acquisition of the office between December 1113 and April 1116.
We aren't speaking here of systematic violation of civil liberty, or acquisition of the office by unlawful means, or the grave misuses of official authority that triggered impeachment proceedings in the American colonies.
The acquisition of Equity Office would eclipse last year's take-private of hospital group HCA as the largest buyout in history.
They defined gravitas as heaviness, weight, a seriousness that denotes the acquisition of public office and subsequent responsibility.
Another retailer, the office supply company Staples, said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit dropped 43percentt because of hefty write-downs from restructuring and the acquisition of the Dutch office supply chain Corporate Express.
But the Speyers' problems are unlikely to break the firm or mimic those of Harry Macklowe, whose debt-fueled, $7 billion acquisition of seven Manhattan office buildings ultimately sank much of his real estate empire.
Machado becomes the biggest acquisition of the front office's four-year tenure here, and one of the biggest Dodgers grabs since another Manny arrived 10 years ago in Manny Ramirez, yet the cost was a handful of mostly unknown names from an Oklahoma City or Tulsa or Rancho Cucamonga lineup card.
