The phrase "adopting a master" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is taking on a mentor or authority figure, or in discussions about learning or following a particular system or method.
Example: "In order to improve my skills, I considered adopting a master who could guide me through the complexities of the craft."
Alternatives: "taking on a mentor" or "following a guide".
But the provincial bureaucracy never got around to adopting a master plan, and villagers never got around to applying for permits.
It is clear that Coca-Cola is concerned that fully adopting a master brand strategy on their packaging may lead to a loss of recognition for variant names that the consumer is currently familiar with: Zero, Life, and Diet Coke are all iconic products in their own right.
Mr. Gruber said that other aviation professionals besides Mr. Brundige should have been consulted, and that the board should not have made any decisions about improving the airport before adopting a master plan that reflects a community consensus about the airport's future.
However, after adopting a master plan by Olin, an international "Heart of the Park" design competition was launched and the SWA Group produced the winning design.
In 2000, city officials adopted a master plan that made design the centerpiece of the city's future.
A12 Curtailing Memorials on the Mall The National Capital Planning Commission adopted a master plan banning all future projects on the Mall.
They were, respectively, governor of the state and president of the University of California (UC) in 1960, when California adopted a "master plan" that became an international model.
As a result, many researchers have adopted a master calibration strategy where a single curve is derived from DNA standard measurements generated from multiple instrument runs.
In the 1980's, Long Beach adopted a master plan, cracked down on building code violators, rezoned the oceanfront and rebuilt the city's infrastructure.
In 1979 the City Council adopted a master plan to encourge growth along a north-south axis on the theory that new development would be most efficient where there are aleady utilities and transportation lines.
Local developers have had to deal with zoning restrictions for decades, but the trend truly became Islandwide only last November, when for the first time since the Town of Riverhead was founded in 1792, the town board voted to adopt a master plan to control development and protect existing businesses.
