Synonym: acquire, earn, gain, get, procure, receive, secure. Antonym: lose. Similar words: maintain, retain, sustain, curtain, captain, contain, certain, container. Meaning: [əb'teɪn] v. 1. come into possession of 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) 3. be valid, applicable, or true.
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121, Enter Templar, a master thief recruited by the aspiring czar to obtain the formula by hook or crook.
122, My chairman knows more than anyone how difficult it is to obtain good quality samples of natural conversational data.
123, Some authorities obtain good results at much lower cost than others.
124, Who can apply? Anyone else must obtain leave to make an application.
125, The process is used commercially to obtain drinkable water from sea water.
126, Just under 30 percent of black trainees obtain work as opposed to just over 45 percent of their white counterparts.
127, It became essential to obtain an accurate estimate of just how many tigers were left.
128, To obtain a copy, write to or phone during working hours, Monday to Friday.
129, Since the latter did not obtain an absolute majority, a run-off contest would be held on Feb. 2.
130, Supporters called it an effort to help the ill obtain marijuana to relieve nausea, chronic pain and other maladies.
131, Once eye-witness statements have been obtained then proceed to obtain statements relative to systems of inspection, complaints procedures, etc.
132, Moreover, some agreements enabled local authorities to obtain gains which could not legally be achieved through a condition.
133, A public-key user needs to obtain and validate a certificate containing the required public key.
134, He collected cheque books for the account and used them to obtain nearly £7,000 in cash and property.
135, They have no gills, but obtain their oxygen by absorbing it through the skin of their body and greatly enlarged tails.
136, Further, because it is cheaper to obtain equipment and staff in bulk, they can cut costs.
137, A 35-cent brochure on the trail is available at each site, where visitors may obtain an official stamp representing each location.
138, We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas.
139, However, the keen aquarist should be able to obtain this through a special plant collector from abroad.
140, Brook will also make all the necessary arrangements for its young clients to obtain abortions.
141, Some tenants prefer, however, to seek to obtain from the landlord a covenant not to waive the exemption.
142, Then it becomes public property and you can, for a small fee, obtain a copy from Somerset House in London.
143, Alternatively(sentencedict.com/obtain.html), you can obtain one from any accredited insurance valuer.
144, Rather than wandering around aimlessly, the ovoid twosome decided to visit a nearby castle to obtain directions.
145, To obtain serum, we permit the blood to clot and then separate the clot from the residual serum.
146, You should be able to obtain advice from a dietitian at the hospital on diet and food supplements.
147, The objectives were to obtain some feeling for this environment, and also to compare the readings at various angles of view.
148, Through a major media campaign it is seeking to obtain funds by raising public awareness of the museum's past history.
149, Total energy content should be adjusted to obtain weight loss in obese subjects.
150, Obtain a manual describing the instruction set of a medium or large computer.
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