acquisitive

Example Sentences

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"The U.S. is extraordinary in terms of activity, which comes from their economic recovery being seen as more robust, and it has always been a highly acquisitive market in terms of talent," Scholes said.

From Reuters

Despite acquisitive crime dropping by almost a fifth compared to the year before, bike theft went up by 19%.

From BBC

Curiosity quickly developed into an acquisitive passion, focused on living artists, whose work he collected in depth.

From New York Times

Noting China’s past history of acquisitive conglomerates, he said: “Every one of them has been dismembered, dismantled and restricted to varying degrees. That type of companies is gone and not coming back.”

From Reuters

Dame Carol welcomed the funding, saying: "Drug treatment has a vital role to play in helping people to come off drugs and thereby reduce crime, from minor acquisitive crime right through to homicide."

From BBC