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I would also have managed to acquire a Thermos flask.

Most dogs acquire a good working knowledge of two-legged speech, but in Mr. Bones's case there was the advantage of being blessed with a master who did not treat him as an inferior.

But these measures only acquire meaning when we try to visualize them, or make analogies to help our understanding.

She planned to acquire archrival Compaq Computer for $20 billion, but she couldn't execute the deal without shareholder approval.

Here is a point from which one can acquire perspective.

Students without the appropriate math and reading skills by that grade are unlikely to acquire them by the end of high school ...," a U.S. Department of Education study has concluded.

Every student is expected to work hard to acquire the skills and knowledge that tests measure.

The other is the fact that there probably are enough bad guys here legally to cause trouble, particularly if we leave Islamic terrorists abroad free to hatch plots, raise funds, and acquire weapons.

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