acquisitional

It has long been suspected that attention to, but not necessarily participation in, communicative interaction triggers acquisitional processes, and this may be explained by the presence of the mirror neurons you mention.

A is for Attention « An A-Z of ELT 2010

It's problematic, but I think that there are - sort of psychological dimensions that are worth looking at, that really go beyond what is acquisitional about home buying.

Searching For A Perfect Life 'In That House' 2010

In particular, I liked the balls of brass he had in ridiculing consumerism in the acquisitional 1980s.

George Carlin, 1937-2008 « Skid Roche 2008

In particular, I liked the balls of brass he had in ridiculing consumerism in the acquisitional 1980s.

George Carlin, 1937-2008 « Skid Roche 2008

But the national, or acquisitional feeling has been aroused; it has tasted the fleshpots and it will not let them go.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

And sometimes X is an acquisitional goal, like "When I find a good girlfriend, she'll make me happy."

Be Here Now 2005

But the national, or acquisitional feeling has been aroused; it has tasted the fleshpots and it will not let them go.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

But the national, or acquisitional feeling has been aroused; it has tasted the fleshpots and it will not let them go.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Almost everyone became greedy and relentlessly acquisitional.

EP075: Nano Comes to Clifford Falls 2006

If you're in an acquisitional mood, the guys you should have focused on by now are players of pedigree who are not playing up to snuff this season.

The All-Star break is a time to regroup 1998