Sentence examples for he acquired for from inspiring English sources

Last year, Desmond sold Channel 5, which he acquired for £103.5m in 2010, for £450m to MTV-owner Viacom.

In name, at least, he acquired for France the most fertile half of the North American continent.

The next year, the developer Harry Macklowe bought it as part of a portfolio that he acquired for $7 billion.

at a tournament in Chicago, he acquired for the second time the world's three-cushion billiard championship by winning 28 straight games.

His holding company, which also invests extensively in real estate, separately owns Volvo Cars, which he acquired for $1.8 billion from Ford in 2010.

In France, Parlier is known as E. T., as in extraterrestrial, a nickname he acquired for his uncanny ability to interpret weather systems to his competitive advantage.

He also acquired for the museum a sketch by Picasso for "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon". Above all, he helped to build the collection of art from the 1960's and 70's, which had been underrepresented at the Modern.

Officials said he promised to sell to the witness's relative for $160,000 a kidney he had acquired for $10,000.

He was acquired for the minor league outfielder Exicardo Cayones and the minor league pitcher Kramer Sneed.

He was acquired for a British record £59.7m and lasted a season before the manager discarded him.

It won him the first of two Olivier awards, to add to the Tony he'd acquired for Comedians.