| The acquisition of reading and writing skills was a socially selective process. |
| They were, essentially, already regular armies, but depended for manpower acquisition on mercenary recruitment. |
| It was also used by the RAF for airfield defence, making it a fitting acquisition for the Yorkshire Air Museum. |
| Among the museum's acquisitions, he discovered a piece of furniture that he had made 40 years before. |
| They acquired assets to grow their market share and effectively overpaid for those acquisitions. |
| The latest acquisitions, part of an elaborate water clock designed around the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, would fit right in. |
