The family were prosperous landowners of the area, from their initial medieval acquisition, through to the early 20th century.

Merabank would be able to acquire more savings and loans if the initial acquisitions proved successful, these sources said.

Columbia said it immediately cut $1.5 million in overhead from its initial acquisitions in Houston.

While the initial acquisition may be gratis, the true cost is all in the care and feeding.

The amount of the increase is notionally applied to recoup the initial acquisition and administrative costs.

This accounts for the impairment in the initial acquisition of the task.

After the initial acquisition, the company was unable to secure enough funding to further develop the area, however.

Adult whiteflies can continue to infect healthy plants 48 hours after initial acquisition of the virus.

The present park size is the result of several additions since the initial acquisition in 1972.

Since that initial acquisition the company has made several more than effectively doubled the corporation's size each time.