But with Mr. Redstone and Mr. Kluge each steadily acquiring stock, some analysts now expect a takeover battle.

Over the years, this railroad steadily acquired other railroads by either lease or purchase:

The centralized police system steadily acquired responsibilities, until it controlled almost all aspects of daily life, including fire prevention and mediation of labor disputes.

Meanwhile, they spend Claire's blood money prematurely, steadily acquiring new shoes, gold teeth and other emblems of the good life on credit.

From his stronghold in Acre, Cezzar Ahmed steadily acquired territories that had been held by vassals of the Shihab clan.

From 1949 to 1958, the city steadily acquired land from neighboring Hebei Province.

Meanwhile, the Town of East Hampton, at the eastern part of the South Fork, has been steadily acquiring or receiving donations of land for preservation.

WellPoint has become the nation's largest health insurer over the last few years by steadily acquiring state Blue Cross providers.

Philip steadily acquired other religious advisors.

After Rick Cook introduced a computer programmer into a high fantasy world, his wizardry series steadily acquired more interactions between this world and ours.