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We acquire, restructure, consolidate in our businesses, with diversification and then divestment. – Syed Basar Shueb	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
This frenzy to acquire inventory is backing off a little bit so the price is starting to come down a little bit, that generally means that, four to eight weeks from now, on the retail side, we should see the froth come down a little bit, a little bit less upward pressure. – Charlie Chesbrough	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The level of detail in the images we can acquire with this technology can’t be acquired any other way and there are a whole host of questions that can be addressed only with the high resolution of the structures and properties of the subsurface that we can obtain. – Research Professor Suzanne Carbotte	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My background is in direct response marketing for about 20 years, so our company does advertising, we have a platform that helps people acquire customers, so when you’re shopping online or on the internet, and something pops, we have the algorithm behind why you’re getting served that ad. – Jen Shah	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We all acquire two types of scars; one is visible for all to see and the other resides deep within us. Both possess pain but others can only determine if the external scars have healed. The emotional scars within are usually more painful and can linger for years. – Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola)	added by RJ Intindola 3 years ago
Right now, it still seems like a bit of a leisurely pursuit, to acquire bitcoin. But I think by the end of the year, with the current rate of institutional flow inbound, it will become clear that this is a once-in-a-lifetime landgrab. – Jehan Chu	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Thereafter, Hong Kong Chinese who acquire a foreign nationality of their own free will, will be deemed to have lost Chinese nationality, in strict accordance with Article 9 of the Chinese Nationality Law, when they make a conscious decision to leave and, by implication, give up on Hong Kong, it is only right that they should be asked to make their choice -- China or a foreign country -- foreign citizenship or the right of abode and the right to vote in Hong Kong. – Regina Ip	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The real haves are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real have nots are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor. – Eric Hoffer	added by Normando 3 years ago
If you think about it, President Donald Trump went to Tulsa during a surge in viral activity there. President Donald Trump was in a tightly packed venue with thousands of people, almost all who were not wearing masks, and this is how you get, how you acquire, the virus. – Jonathan Reiner	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When you're in a large crowd, if you have the congregation of people that are much, much closer to each other, you definitely increase the risk that you will either acquire or spread infections. – Anthony Fauci	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We have to see that Chinese companies, partly with the support of state funds, are increasingly trying to buy up European companies that are cheap to acquire or that got into economic difficulties due to the coronavirus crisis. – Manfred Weber	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Uber is a notoriously predatory company that has long denied its drivers a living wage. Its attempt to acquire Grubhub - which has a history of exploiting local restaurants through deceptive tactics and extortionate fees - marks a new low in pandemic profiteering. – David Cicilline	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
These companies should be using their cash reserves to help their employees not to acquire more power. If we don't stop predatory MAs now, the actions of big corporations will have decades-long economic consequences. – Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The federal government is using every resource at its disposal to acquire and distribute critical medical supplies, we didn't have to exercise or utilize the DPA in any way. The fact that we have it helps, but we didn't have to. And for the most part, we won't have to. – President Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In one case( a ventilator maker) told me I was competing with FEMA to acquire ventilators. So they told me I'm competing against the federal government to get ventilators from the state of Illinois. And the federal government is not distributing ventilators to the state of Illinois, so I'm literally working against a competitor. – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The IRS is trying to communicate that an accretion of value... will trigger a taxable event, whether you are using the currency to buy a tangible item or to acquire a virtual item, how to keep track of these transactions and their taxable effect is an issue that Congress and the Treasury Department both are grappling with. – Mary Baker	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There is a possibility that if we do not acquire a more sophisticated ballistic missile defense system, it will become impossible for both the United States and Japan to respond. – Nozomu Yoshitomi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I jumped out of my chair to acquire it. – Andrea Schulz	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We have to ensure that we acquire a system that has growth potential, but that also – for financial and time reasons – is based on existing capabilities. – Michael Gschossmann	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Disregard hoes acquire currency – Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis	added by anonymous 4 years ago
[T]here is a wide difference between closing the door altogether and throwing it entirely open; between a postponement of fourteen years and an immediate admission to all the rights of citizenship. Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of at least a probability of their feeling a real interest in our affairs. – Alexander Hamilton	added by Normando 4 years ago
Rather it looks to be driven by large sell orders by a handful of people or even just one person, who are likely realizing profits after the recent price rise or looking to acquire more at lower prices. – Ryan Rabaglia	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The sudden fall does not appear to have been driven by any particular news item, rather it looks to be driven by large sell orders by a handful of people or even just one person, who are likely realizing profits after the recent price rise or looking to acquire more at lower prices. – Ryan Rabaglia	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The incarcerated fraudsters — who typically bribe guards to acquire cell phones — would choose an affluent area such as Beverly Hills, California, they would search the Internet to learn the correct area code and telephone dialing prefix. Then, with nothing but time on their hands, they would start dialing numbers in sequence, trolling for victims. – The FBI	Found on CNN 4 years ago

We acquire, restructure, consolidate in our businesses, with diversification and then divestment.

– Syed Basar Shueb

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

This frenzy to acquire inventory is backing off a little bit so the price is starting to come down a little bit, that generally means that, four to eight weeks from now, on the retail side, we should see the froth come down a little bit, a little bit less upward pressure.

– Charlie Chesbrough

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The level of detail in the images we can acquire with this technology can’t be acquired any other way and there are a whole host of questions that can be addressed only with the high resolution of the structures and properties of the subsurface that we can obtain.

– Research Professor Suzanne Carbotte

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My background is in direct response marketing for about 20 years, so our company does advertising, we have a platform that helps people acquire customers, so when you’re shopping online or on the internet, and something pops, we have the algorithm behind why you’re getting served that ad.

– Jen Shah

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We all acquire two types of scars; one is visible for all to see and the other resides deep within us. Both possess pain but others can only determine if the external scars have healed. The emotional scars within are usually more painful and can linger for years.

– Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola)

added by RJ Intindola
3 years ago

Right now, it still seems like a bit of a leisurely pursuit, to acquire bitcoin. But I think by the end of the year, with the current rate of institutional flow inbound, it will become clear that this is a once-in-a-lifetime landgrab.

– Jehan Chu

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Thereafter, Hong Kong Chinese who acquire a foreign nationality of their own free will, will be deemed to have lost Chinese nationality, in strict accordance with Article 9 of the Chinese Nationality Law, when they make a conscious decision to leave and, by implication, give up on Hong Kong, it is only right that they should be asked to make their choice -- China or a foreign country -- foreign citizenship or the right of abode and the right to vote in Hong Kong.

– Regina Ip

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The real haves are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real have nots are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.

– Eric Hoffer

added by Normando
3 years ago

If you think about it, President Donald Trump went to Tulsa during a surge in viral activity there. President Donald Trump was in a tightly packed venue with thousands of people, almost all who were not wearing masks, and this is how you get, how you acquire, the virus.

– Jonathan Reiner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When you're in a large crowd, if you have the congregation of people that are much, much closer to each other, you definitely increase the risk that you will either acquire or spread infections.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We have to see that Chinese companies, partly with the support of state funds, are increasingly trying to buy up European companies that are cheap to acquire or that got into economic difficulties due to the coronavirus crisis.

– Manfred Weber

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Uber is a notoriously predatory company that has long denied its drivers a living wage. Its attempt to acquire Grubhub - which has a history of exploiting local restaurants through deceptive tactics and extortionate fees - marks a new low in pandemic profiteering.

– David Cicilline

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

These companies should be using their cash reserves to help their employees not to acquire more power. If we don't stop predatory MAs now, the actions of big corporations will have decades-long economic consequences.

– Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The federal government is using every resource at its disposal to acquire and distribute critical medical supplies, we didn't have to exercise or utilize the DPA in any way. The fact that we have it helps, but we didn't have to. And for the most part, we won't have to.

– President Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In one case( a ventilator maker) told me I was competing with FEMA to acquire ventilators. So they told me I'm competing against the federal government to get ventilators from the state of Illinois. And the federal government is not distributing ventilators to the state of Illinois, so I'm literally working against a competitor.

– Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The IRS is trying to communicate that an accretion of value... will trigger a taxable event, whether you are using the currency to buy a tangible item or to acquire a virtual item, how to keep track of these transactions and their taxable effect is an issue that Congress and the Treasury Department both are grappling with.

– Mary Baker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There is a possibility that if we do not acquire a more sophisticated ballistic missile defense system, it will become impossible for both the United States and Japan to respond.

– Nozomu Yoshitomi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I jumped out of my chair to acquire it.

– Andrea Schulz

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We have to ensure that we acquire a system that has growth potential, but that also – for financial and time reasons – is based on existing capabilities.

– Michael Gschossmann

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Disregard hoes acquire currency

added by anonymous
4 years ago

[T]here is a wide difference between closing the door altogether and throwing it entirely open; between a postponement of fourteen years and an immediate admission to all the rights of citizenship. Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of at least a probability of their feeling a real interest in our affairs.

– Alexander Hamilton

added by Normando
4 years ago

Rather it looks to be driven by large sell orders by a handful of people or even just one person, who are likely realizing profits after the recent price rise or looking to acquire more at lower prices.

– Ryan Rabaglia

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The sudden fall does not appear to have been driven by any particular news item, rather it looks to be driven by large sell orders by a handful of people or even just one person, who are likely realizing profits after the recent price rise or looking to acquire more at lower prices.

– Ryan Rabaglia

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The incarcerated fraudsters — who typically bribe guards to acquire cell phones — would choose an affluent area such as Beverly Hills, California, they would search the Internet to learn the correct area code and telephone dialing prefix. Then, with nothing but time on their hands, they would start dialing numbers in sequence, trolling for victims.

– The FBI

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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