Once acquired, companies are held for shorter periods than in the past, leaving less time to knock them into shape.

即使一旦购买成功，被买公司被持有的时间相对过去而言则更短，这样更没有多少时间对其进行重组或者改造。

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The Knifemaker's eye for proportions, once acquired, remains the best tool for creating a successfully unified knife design.

一旦获得观察比例的眼力，制刀师的眼睛是创造一把成功整体设计刀的最好工具。

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It sounds like 'learning to drive a car'; that is, it sounds as if there is some set of definite skills that, once acquired, enable one to use a computer.

听起来像是“学习驾驶汽车”也就是说，好象里面有一套确定的技能，一旦获得，就会使用计算机了。

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From throwing fireballs to directing flocks of ravens or firing lightning bolts, the vigors are permanent once acquired and powered by salts found throughout the city.

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And once the acquired engineers had transferred their know-how, Miller told them to hit the road.

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He had a vision of doing all of his class work digitally, a vision that became concrete once he acquired his first iPhone.

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