Sentence examples for desperate to acquire from inspiring English sources

Britain and Germany, each mistakenly convinced that the other had a highly efficient spy network, were desperate to acquire agents.

The Cowboys obviously didn't like anyone on the board and were desperate to acquire an extra pick, so from that standpoint, the 49ers got a good deal.

It's the 1950's, and a motley collection of Muscovites are desperate to acquire housing in a new high-rise in a drab neighborhood.

Jewellery designers de Grisogono have been offered "any money" by a man desperate to acquire the bracelet worn by Celine Dion when she sang at the Oscars on Sunday night, as an anniversary present for his starstruck wife.

Undoubtedly, there is still some "dumb money" out there, but the days when big media companies were desperate to acquire hip Web content at any cost could be behind us.

This time, desperate to acquire a secondary cable outlet for its expensive programs, Disney was willing to spend $3 billion more for "The Family Channel," knowing it was getting Mr. Robertson as an inextricable part of the deal.

But as the Ministry of Health lobbies to secure more funds and most imports are suspended, Egyptian families have had to adopt more desperate measures to acquire medication.

Indeed, an unanswered question that looms over Enron in the wake of the complaint is: How could the company attain its once stellar reputation at the same time that it was flinging billions of dollars around the globe in a desperate bid to acquire assets that no one else wanted?

But with so many of the deals offered on basic goods like towels and sheets, it's impossible to tell who bought gifts and who jumped on Black Friday in a desperate attempt to acquire affordable household items.

We'll consider what the possibilities are in the outfield, but I don't feel desperate to have to acquire an outfielder".

I had quite literally jumped off the deep end and, after a few desperate splashes, started to acquire a set of sea legs.