Both operated similarly in that they served as a redistribution and banking system for easily spoiled food; a group with surplus edibles would exchange them for durable goods (such as shells) that could be used in the future to acquire fresh food in return.
By trading away four high draft picks in return for one, the Redskins are heavily mortgaging the team's future to acquire Griffin, a rare but unproven talent, to lead the team in a league that increasingly belongs to a handful of elite quarterbacks.
The serious contenders for a piece of the team — the $200 million could constitute as much as a 40 percent share of the club — have also been advised that any deal to sell a minority stake will not include a future pathway to acquire the rest of the team.
We consider these crude approximations as sufficient for our purpose, while at the same time as justification for future efforts to acquire more sediment data.
Finally, the mentorship program would afford valuable professional development for graduate students, permitting these future professors to acquire effective mentoring habits, enhance their marketability, and assist universities in forging long overdue connections between undergraduate and graduate education.
Two weeks after not selecting Kruger in the NHL expansion draft, Vegas gave up undisclosed future considerations to acquire the two-time Stanley Cup-winner in a trade with the Blackhawks on Sunday.
In Van Hollen's own words, "This agreement blocks all of [Iran's] paths to acquiring weapons-grade nuclear material and puts in place an inspection system that assures the detection of any violation and future dash to acquire a nuclear weapon..
The United States continues to be the only global superpower, but in the not-too-distant future China promises to acquire the status of an equal or near equal.
Swinston, who is on the list of possible trustees, believes it is essential to keep the Cunningham school going, so that future generations continue to acquire the technique the choreographer developed to train his dancers.
Uncertain about the future, they wanted to acquire knowledge about the consequences of the disease to be better prepared.
They said borrowing aggressively against future revenues in order to acquire as much land as possible now was the only way to make a dent in raging development before it was too late.
