The acquisition of Heublein continues the vast restructuring in the worldwide wine and spirits industry in the last few years.

The latest acquisition continues the aggressive drive by Doskocil to restructure and diversify.

Here the seismic acquisition continued throughout much of 1992.

The acquisition continues a trend in recent years in which independent urban "alternative" papers have been gathered up into chains.

The acquisition continues a push by American energy companies to collect natural gas assets in Canada.

The acquisitions may continue, bankers say, partly because, despite the economic uncertainties, many corporate executives continue to view other companies as bargains.

The acquisition continues the consolidation in the food-distribution business.

No such hesitation was evident among cash-rich equity buyers, though, as acquisitions continued apace, one with a new feature.

The acquisitions will continue, he said.

There was evidence that illegal acquisition of confidential information continued at least into 2010.