Sentence examples for parties acquire from inspiring English sources

Instead, contracting parties acquire only a duty of good faith respect for the contractual settlements that their agreements elaborate.

Parties acquire seats in the legislature as a proportion of the total number of votes they receive in the voting population as a whole.

But it may not apply if the party acquires power, or in a presidential election year.

The party acquired the acronym GOP, widely understood as "Grand Old Party," in the 1870s.

Further, Oxford and his Royalist party acquired a reputation for frivolity and incompetence.

The company adopted the poison pill, which activates when a third party acquires 15 percent of Human Genome Sciences' stock.

It's going to be very difficult for Ennahda, or any Islamist party, to achieve the level of dominance or influence the party acquired exactly one year ago.

Colorado, meanwhile, was staging a reunion party, acquiring defenseman Adam Foote from Columbus for two draft picks a day after signing center Peter Forsberg.

Last week, Human Genome Sciences had adopted the poison pill, which activates when a third party acquires 15 percent of the company's stock, as a defensive strategy to ward off Glaxo's takeover approach.

In its recent acquisition agreement with Great Wolf, Apollo required that Great Wolf adopt a shareholder rights plan, commonly known as a poison pill, that would kick in if another party acquired a 12.5 percent stake in the company.

The statement notes that provisions have been made to ensure that if any other party acquires some of this spectrum in the auction they can immediately become a shareholder in the company.