Sentence examples for some acquiring from inspiring English sources

But it has contemplated doing some acquiring of its own, and it took a close look at DLJ, Schroders and Spear Leeds Kellogg (all of which have since been bought by others).

Charmlessly bossy - nay, bullying - Nora is an acquired taste even her own husband admits takes some acquiring: 'You either like her a lot or you hate her to bits......

Partly at the instigation of the leading international auction houses, which are eager to attract big money, thousands of new buyers have been persuaded to enter the auction arena, some acquiring works of art as status symbols and others buying them like money men play the stock exchange.

More immediate deals might come from Yahoo doing some acquiring itself.

They originally bought the stock hoping that it would be an acquisition target, but it turns out that Keycorp is doing some acquiring of its own.

Looks like instead of being acquired, wrist and speaker hardware company Jawbone is doing some acquiring, scooping up social and personalized music playlist app Playground.fm, according to a well-placed source.

All three men have misspent their considerable gifts — some inherited, some acquired, some congenital — and have disappointed beyond all expectations.

But it's not that easy, since clearly rugby demands some acquired skills.

Some acquired land and, in summer, moved from one tenant-cultivated property to another.

Some acquired documents by bribing local officials; others were too poor even for that.

As the law became more complex, men prominent in public life usually patricians found it necessary to acquire legal knowledge, and some acquired reputations as experts.