After learning that his mother sold her body to acquire food, he grew to distrust everyone.

Small clans worked together to acquire food and to provide for their families.

That meant they would have to acquire additional food from appropriate planets on the way.

But even at Ngara, relief agencies have still not acquired sufficient food for those already there.

There remained the touchy details of how to acquire enough food for 35, the residents plus their guests.

They refused to work but managed to acquire food whenever they wanted it.

He had stopped acquiring food and eating like a human.

He acquired clothing and food from his office, but did not act in accord with the virtue of frugality.

At first, he had all he could manage to do in acquiring food for the vast numbers of men and their families.

A more sustainable means of acquiring food is to purchase locally and seasonally.