1.   Corporations involved in the escalating race to acquire media properties seek not only expanded profitability but also increasing influence.

2.   Non-diocesan property was acquired in the Campagna.

3.   An investigation revealed that Hartwick was acquiring surplus property from the Kelly AFB Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office under the guise it was for his squadron at Fort Hood.

4.   Beaty and Wright were able to acquire the properties for pennies on the dollar because the mines were not profitable at prevailing silver prices.

5.   Because of the change in law, a purchaser might be able to obtain a legal determination that he or she has, indeed, acquired the property.

6.   Brazoria County Commissioners Court on Tuesday created a spaceport authority that can acquire property and issue revenue bonds.

7.   Afterward, the members of the ring held secret, illicit auctions to determine who ultimately acquired the properties, prosecutors say.

8.   All they had to do to acquire the property was pay the taxes due on it.

9.   But local governments, not just the state and private donors, should have a say in what properties are acquired, he said.

10.   Cameco said it plans to use its new cash on exploration and development, to pay for uranium purchases or to acquire new properties.