Sentence examples for set on acquiring from inspiring English sources

"Our sights are set on acquiring the necessary bandwidth, but if that isn't the case, then one cannot rule out some sort of a cooperation," said Mr. Maass, at O2 Germany.

If your heart is set on acquiring a work by Grayson Perry, Yinka Shonibare, Fiona Rae or Tracey Emin, it would normally involve a painful conversation with your bank.

They were especially set on acquiring more Great British pounds.

Over the summer we reported that Tinder's parent company Match was set on acquiring Bumble, first at a $450 million valuation, then a few months later at "well over" $1 billion.

If the North Koreans are dead set on acquiring and retaining nuclear weapons, there is little we can do short of war to stop them.

Still, if you have your heart set on acquiring, say, a '70s-style lamé bodysuit, check out Ricky's NYC or American Apparel, where shiny high-waist leggings are $49, a small price to pay for a psychedelic experience.

The idea was that by ignoring Kim Jong-un, America might actually convince the despot to stop building a nuclear arsenal, or at least make him less dead-set on acquiring one.

Total subscription revenue is but a drop in the ocean when set against the enormous sums spent on acquiring exclusive rights to show Premier League goal clips.

So I found a set of D.I.Y. instructions from a very nice drug forum poster, located in Russia, and set to work on acquiring the parts needed to make my own pressurizer.

So have they set their sights on acquiring any more pavilions?

Private equity firms, armed with megafunds and cheap and easy Wall Street financing, set their sights on acquiring big brand-name companies.