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  • They have a ‘plan’ to deal with what a Det Supt called ‘Serious Acquisitive Crime’.

    Inspector Gadget – 3 Million Hits! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Acquisitive crime of all descriptions has plummetted in ours.

    The Reality Behind The Crime Figues « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • Acquisitive bankers and venture capitalists that took over the Medici reign but didn't always manage to acquire a partner.

    Archive 2010-04-01 tellurian 2010

  • Acquisitive bankers and venture capitalists that took over the Medici reign but didn't always manage to acquire a partner.

    Meet the Fuggers tellurian 2010

  • With the exception of what the bureaucrats call “Serious Acquisitive Crime” (stealing expensive things) “Hate Crime” (crimes perceived by someone to be, well, hateful) and “Night-time Economy Violent Crime” (crime which makes the licencing laws look bad) police officers have been instructed to “focus on” incidents which make life annoying for the average citizen.

    Swamp - Feet - Wet « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Acquisitive banks are raising capital to keep in the regulators 'good books.

    European Bank Mergers to Continue 2008

  • Acquisitive Curator Update function Go () {return}

    Acquisitive Curator Update 2001

  • Acquisitive in the sense that his cravings have no limits, he does not accumulate good and provisions against the future, in the manner of the acquisitive individualist of nineteenth-century political economy, but demands immediate gratification and lives in a state of restless, perpetually unsatisfied desire.

    Forbes.com: News Steve Denning 2012

  • "Acquisitive sectors in the next six months include power and utilities, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals, all of which have opportunistic target prospects throughout Asia," the report said.

    MarketWatch.com - Top Stories 2011

  • Acquisitive telecoms resellers Daisy Group and Spiritel have made their first purchases of

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

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