Sentence examples for moves to acquire from inspiring English sources

Beyond Allen's money, Bob Whitsitt, Portland's team president and general manager, made some strong moves to acquire certain players.

However, this comes only a few months after Koni Media, led by an adviser to President Mbeki, made moves to acquire the Sunday Times (South Africa).

What is undeniable is that Fox's aggressive moves to acquire sports properties as building blocks for a stronger network led industry rights fees to soar.

George Steinbrenner, the principal owner, has always pushed for splashy moves to acquire premier hitters, and the Yankees enter the All-Star Game break with right fielder Raul Mondesi and third baseman Robin Ventura in deep slumps.

In the document, Cindy Bates, a Microsoft executive, recommends Microsoft approach SAP about an acquisition so the company "has a seat at the table" in the event I.B.M. moves to acquire SAP in the wake of Oracle's offer for PeopleSoft.

The next morning, Zimbabwe awoke to the news that another white farmer had been shot dead by war veterans — this time on a farm that Mugabe's sister had been making moves to acquire — and the following afternoon the country was suspended from the British Commonwealth.

They made a smart move to acquire Jose Vizcaino.

The move to acquire KPN may also have wider industry ramifications.

There have been reports that Mr. Lebedev might move to acquire another paper, like The Independent.

This is clearly a move to acquire lucrative Northeast television markets.

A venture capital consortium has moved to acquire Question Time producer Tinopolis for £44.7m.