Sentence examples for acquisition possession from inspiring English sources

These tales of an imaginary empire burst from the mouth of a storyteller whose meditations on power -- its acquisition, possession and loss -- elude easy paraphrase.

Those norms made abuse of a mentally ill person, and the acquisition, possession or distribution of child pornography to be crimes under the church's canon law.

The German authorities restrict the acquisition, possession and carrying of firearms to those with a legitimate reason for a weapon – for example hunters or members of sports shooting clubs.

Numerous institutions and concepts of canon law have influenced the secular law and jurisprudence in lands influenced by Protestantism: e.g., marriage law, the law of obligations, the doctrine of modes of property acquisition, possession, wills, legal persons, the law of criminal procedure, and the law concerning proof or evidence.

"The lawful acquisition, possession, carrying, or use of a firearm does not justify subjecting citizens to ongoing monitoring".

"Just as our society does not condone the use of alcohol or tobacco by minors even with adult supervision, we should prohibit the acquisition, possession, and use of firearms by children," the report reads.

This initiative therefore aims to adapt the Directive on the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons, and set common rules enabling Member States to monitor the acquisition and possession of firearms and their transfer to another Member State.

- This report on the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons should be welcomed.

- I voted in favour of this report and welcome the accession of the European Communities to the UN Protocol on the acquisition and possession of firearms.

Mr President, I am voting in favour of the adoption of Mrs Kallenbach's report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons - C6-0081/2006 -.

Paying for my care as a severely disabled man, and my work, is crucial; the acquisition of possessions is not.