Sentence examples for helping acquire from inspiring English sources

Phyllis Wattis, the museum's 95-year-old chief benefactor, who declared herself "almost embarrassed by our collection" in an interview with The New York Times earlier this year, did something about it by helping acquire Mondrian's "New York City III" and initiating a $130 million spending spree among the trustees, which has made SFMOMA a dominant world player.

Friends, family and other social relations might be helpful to do the setup, but it is these business networks that help acquire and grow the business.

He helped acquire grants and entitlement money for educational programs.

Five years later, she pushed for federal money to help acquire nearly 500,000 acres owned by Catellus.

Mr. Thompson informed the gallery and told the Cantor Foundation to help acquire the work.

She gave Helen Torr her first museum exhibition, albeit posthumously, and helped acquire many paintings by Arthur Dove, Ms. Torr's husband.

President Richard M. Nixon asked Mr. Conger to help acquire antiques for the White House, where he began to spend his afternoons.

Across the border, Ramiro Villarreal, an affable associate who had helped acquire the winning colt, celebrated at a bar with friends.

In the early 1960s, Mr. Schulman became the head of planning for Westchester County, where he helped acquire land to expand parks.

To date, the program has raised more than $850 million to help acquire six million acres of wildlife habitat.

Richard Rainwater, recruited by Sid Bass to help manage the family fortune, helped acquire 10percentt of Disney, which was then a target of the corporate raiders Saul P. Steinberg and Irwin L. Jacobs.