'The training was more of acquainting us with the way malaria is common in this part of West Africa.
On that visit to my house Peter did some quick sketches and took some (mercifully even quicker) photos as a way of becoming acquainted with my features, and perhaps, too, as a way of getting to know me, since we talked quite a lot.
The executive summary is a great way of getting acquainted with the company, but it isn't much more than that.
Along the way, they acquainted themselves with a host of horrific pieces of Americana, from a flamingo-themed hotel in Idaho to peanut-butter burgers in Mississippi and standard-issue cheap motels pretty much everywhere.
For their part, elite colleges, most of them far from any reservation, need ways to get acquainted with those students and to understand their difficulties, which include the cultural issues Indian students face at largely white universities.
Eventually Kankan embarks on a long journey with Tariq, who teaches him the ways of the desert and acquaints him with a host of marvels, terrors and skills.
Watching and listening are great ways to get acquainted with the instrument.
Given the current value of the dollar, "MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TREASURES FROM THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a nice, economical way to get acquainted with one of the great collections of European decorative arts.
The Piccadilly branch even has a guidebook for those not sufficiently acquainted with Turkish ways of drinking coffee.
As a businessman with local roots and a civic leader acquainted with the ways of the world, Jeremiah Gumbs became a natural choice to serve as the island's roving ambassador during the Anguillan revolution of 1967-69.
