21.   The first acquisition, last month, was an Illinois company that insures architects, engineers, home inspectors, educators, and public officials, among others.

22.   The Florida bank is the first acquisition of a financial institution by Boston Bank of Commerce.

23.   The first such acquisition came in May, when a Spanish institution, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, bought a majority interest in Multibanco Mercantil Probursa.

24.   The partners said the first acquisitions, subject to regulatory approval, would be Banco Concepcion of Chile and Banco Consolidado of Venezuela.

25.   The purchase of South Western would be its first acquisition in Europe, where it hopes for better returns than in its slow-growth home market.

26.   This is its first acquisition, Harrison said.

27.   To make their first acquisition, of Franklin American Corp., the two partners set up Thunor Trust.

28.   What does Sequus have that Alza wants enough to orchestrate its first acquisition?

29.   While LVMH is known for its Champagne, this is its first acquisition of a French vineyard that produces only wine.

30.   A portrait of a Venetian soprano who brawled with an operatic rival onstage, is the first major acquisition for a London museum devoted to composer George Frideric Handel.