1.   Instead, Hicks went to work acquiring more talent.

2.   Mavericks owner Ross Perot Jr. said the team spent a lot of time working to acquire Gatling and tried to keep it secret.

3.   The New York Times reported that the daughter of a senior Chinese military officer was giving money to Democrats while also working to acquire sensitive American technology.

4.   Newmont is now working to acquire Normandy, along with Franco-Nevada Mining Ltd. of Canada.

5.   Sampdoria of Genoa is working to acquire Argentine playmaker Ariel Ortega from Spanish club Valencia, Italian newspapers reported Monday.

6.   Ronaldo has received the most attention, but his is not the only international star player Internazionale has been working to acquire.