Sentence examples for acquisitive phase from inspiring English sources

As money poured in, he went through an acquisitive phase that he characterized as a combination of "nouveau riche on steroids" and midlife crisis, which is how he ended up with 16 cars and a mansion with a gold leaf ceiling and a Baccarat chandelier.

Wall Street has been penalizing acquisitive companies like SunGard, which completed seven acquisitions in 2001.

She grew notoriously acquisitive.

Clearly in the acquisitive class.

Capital One had an acquisitive summer.

Ireland are in acquisitive mood.

His is an acquisitive nature.

Schwartzman was not always so acquisitive.

"The period," says Cook, "was joyfully acquisitive.

See articleMining and metals firms also had an acquisitive week.

He became a prizewinning editorial writer and an acquisitive publisher.