Sentence examples for fail to acquire from inspiring English sources

If the Red Sox fail to acquire Rodriguez, they will not be able to trade Garciaparra to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Magglio Ordóñez, as planned.

In March Kuchma suggested that the president should have the power to dissolve the parliament should it fail to acquire a working majority.

Individuals or even subpopulations of such butterflies may fail to acquire such protection, as a result of feeding on nonpoisonous plants, but they are avoided by predators that have sampled protected individuals of the same species.

If the Yankees fail to acquire Santana and Pettitte retires, they would have three starters — Chamberlain, Hughes and Kennedy — who are in their first full seasons, which could be somewhat daunting.

Fantasy owners often try to maximize their projected points with each pick, but by doing so, they often fail to acquire optimal value throughout the course of the draft.

Some individuals with developmental disabilities fail to acquire functional speech despite extensive teaching efforts.

During that time, she failed to acquire a single book.

Facebook reportedly failed to acquire DeepMind in December 2012, according to Forbes.

But if Charter fails to acquire its competitor, it will owe $2bn to Time Warner.

The Cubans withdrew after two of their four archers failed to acquire visas.

The scars will linger as a generation fails to acquire skills.