Green Line also began to acquire some of its independent competitors.

But in the long run the music began to acquire a metaphorical weight.

Children began to acquire tattoos as they took on more responsibility.

For Julie, the days began to acquire a new rhythm.

The South was beginning to acquire a higher national profile.

The very gardener, though he has only been there five years, is beginning to acquire it.

After half a bottle, he was beginning to acquire a taste for it.

I see you are beginning to acquire the wisdom that comes with age.

Around the 15th century it begins to acquire its current meaning.

While married to her husband, she began to acquire an interest in military matters.