(v. t.) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
Example Sentences:
(1) These surveys show that campers exposed to mountain stream water are at risk of acquiring giardiasis.
(2) Acquired drug resistance to INH, RMP, and EMB can be demonstrated in M. kansasii, and SMX in combination with other agents chosen on the basis of MIC determinations are effective in the treatment of disease caused by RMP-resistant M. kansasii.
(3) As the requirements to store and display these images increase, the following questions become important: (a) What methods can be used to ensure that information given to the physician represents the originally acquired data?
(4) None of the children in the study showed clinical symptoms of acquired subglottic stenosis before discharge from hospital, and none has been readmitted for this condition subsequently.
(5) United believe it is more likely the right-back can be bought in the summer but are exploring what would represent the considerable coup of acquiring the 26-year-old immediately.
(6) In agreement with the data in the literature, melanocytes incubated with IFN-gamma acquire HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP antigens.
(7) The functional capacity to present antigens to T cells was lacking in normal resting B cells, but was acquired following LK treatment.
(8) In the DAUDI cell system, the acquired capability of tumor cell variants to grow in the presence of a relatively high concentration of vinblastine (VBL) is associated with a marked increase to NK and LAK susceptibility.
(9) As a result, trnK is under the control of the psbA promoter in this species and has therefore acquired psbA-like expression characteristics.
(10) Clinicians should be aware of this new and unusual association of a cerebral glioma and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(11) The problem-based system provides a unique integration of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the basic sciences through clinical problem solving which was highly rated in all analysed phases.
(12) However, this inhibition was not found in rats treated with castor oil for 3 d. Moreover, 5-HT concentration in the midbrain significantly decreased in rats that acquired the adaptability for the occurrence of diarrhea.
(13) Neuromuscular disorders in small animals include a diverse group of congenital and acquired diseases.
(14) H. influenzae also may acquire heme from hemopexin and albumin, which have not been previously investigated.
(15) Recently, the use of pentamidine has risen because of its efficacy in managing patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii infection.
(16) The development of optical fibers capable of transmitting laser energy has encouraged the experimental use of laser irradiation for the treatment of acquired cardiovascular disorders.
(17) In a recent study, Orr and Lanzetta (1984) showed that the excitatory properties of fear facial expressions previously described (Lanzetta & Orr, 1981; Orr & Lanzetta, 1980) do not depend on associative mechanisms; even in the absence of reinforcement, fear faces intensify the emotional reaction to a previously conditioned stimulus and disrupt extinction of an acquired fear response.
(18) Both Shigella and Salmonella transferred multi-drug resistance to some enterobacteria--E. coli and Proteus as well as to Salmonella typhimurium when the latter was also present in the intestinal tract; of these some 10--40 per cent acquire the multi-drug resistance of Salmonella heidelberg and Shigella sonnei.
(19) This proved that all four fistulas were acquired and that they were probably caused by the catgut ligatures used for ampullary ligation.
(20) During the transformation of mammalian cells by SV40, the cells acquire new antigenicity at the cell surface that acts as a target for cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Merger
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, merges.
(n.) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Defense Department can object to a merger involving its key suppliers during a federal antitrust review, which in this case could be led by the Justice Department.
(2) Given that O2 and Three have tended to perform better, and that Three’s position as a challenger in the market has driven it to offer a number of consumer-friendly products and features, it is important that the mergers do not adversely affect competition and the level of service that consumers receive in the UK,” Lloyd said.
(3) In his interim Digital Britain report published last month, Carter called for the creation of a "second institution ... with public purpose at its heart" to rival the BBC and mooted the merger of Channel 4 into a wider entity, potentially involving parts of BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm.
(4) So-called 'reverse merger' stocks are companies where a Chinese business obtains a back-door listing by buying a shell company in the US into which it injects assets.
(5) Murdoch has instigated a series of cost-cutting measures in newspapers in London, New York and Sydney as part of financial restructuring ahead of the de-merger.
(6) The £4bn merger between Granada and Carlton TV, effectively creating a single ITV company, has been given the go-ahead by the government.
(7) The UK's largest trade union, Unite, said a merger would have "protected the UK's long-term interests" if it had been accompanied by a jobs guarantee for British employees.
(8) Dennis Stevenson Chairman, HBOS The merger of the Bank of Scotland with Halifax seven years ago catapulted the 63-year-old, who had been chairman of the former building society for only two years, into the chairman's role at one of the UK's largest retail banks.
(9) Talking to clinicians at each of the three sites, it was evident that the vast majority felt no particular allegiance to the larger, merged organisation (SLHT) and, the majority wished to continue working on the individual site they had always worked, in the same manner as prior to the merger.
(10) Politicians could be barred from making decisions on media mergers under measures to be included in a new communications bill, the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt , has said.
(11) Gheit believes the “devastating” losses of the oil sector will increase the likelihood of more merger and acquisition activity following the $70bn takeover plan unveiled earlier this month by Shell on BG.
(12) The merger with Pepkor has given the group a foothold in 30 countries with 6,500 stores.
(13) The FTSE 250 company saw its share price rise 1.4% to 240p, following the decision to call off merger talks.
(14) It was wrong of him to disclose his thoughts about the proposed BSkyB merger to total strangers.
(15) Although we argue a deal is on the cards, we do not believe it will be a mega-merger.
(16) The 2004 merger of Worldwide's DVD release company, BBC Video, with rival VCI created the sixth biggest video company in the UK market and the largest British-owned brand.
(17) In no time, Unilever’s shareholder register would have been populated by merger arbitrage funds.
(18) It is the biggest oil and gas takeover since Shell’s Dutch and British arms were formally merged in 2004, and the 10th biggest mergers and acquisitions deal ever, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
(19) In BBC News, hundreds of jobs are under threat , mostly reporting roles, due to the domestic newsgathering operation's impending merger with the World Service.
(20) A merger of Deutsche Börse and the LSE would create the world's second biggest exchange - only the New York stock exchange would be bigger - and dominate trading in Europe.