coming into possession

That is to say, they have captured it without coming into possession of it.

He knew all about Mauki, and gloated over the coming into possession of him.

In a capture elimination, a player eliminates his or her target by coming into possession of a specific item.

"One night, about a month after my coming into possession of the stick, my wife and I were entertaining a few friends at dinner.

"That each god or goddess whom we see on earth has attained divinity by somehow coming into possession of a Face.

On the Ibbetsons coming into possession of Denton in 1717 they did much to improve the estate.

My first act upon coming into possession of the donkeys was, as usual, to strip off their filthy saddlecloths and wash them.

The area was originally given to James Minor via a land grant, eventually coming into possession by Waties' family.

It is a commonplace that he is coming into possession of new and dangerous instruments for controlling his environment and his own nature.

Shortly after coming into possession of it he requested a demolition permit for the house so that the property could be sub-divided for two new houses.

The two issues showed Tim Hunter coming into possession of a time capsule that had been made by John Constantine as a child.

Certain emblems were mutually antagonistic, and a man coming into possession of one of these at once became the enemy of the holder of the other.

All I said was that I was certain of coming into possession of a large sum-and I was, Sophy!

His son-in-law P. V. Srinijan, an Indian National Congress politician, had to resign for suddenly coming into possession of land worth Rs.

They are familiar with the author's name after coming into possession of a copy of his novel 'Salem's Lot in the Calla, and they decide to pay him a visit.

In particular, the possibility of reactionary and in many ways obscurantist regimes, such as those of Iran and North Korea, coming into possession of nuclear weapons must be prevented.

"The Plan" evolves slowly, but the final version involves the Knights Templar's coming into possession of an ancient secret knowledge of energy flows called telluric currents during the Crusades.

Thanos informs the Collector that he will soon be coming into possession of a treasure so rare that the Collector will gladly part with his gem in trade for it.

Judy's Little No-No (also released as Let's Do It) is a 1969 crime film about an go-go dancer who is targeted by gangsters after coming into possession of a priceless jewel.

By war's end, Whitehall enjoyed what Anderson calls "the most unequivocal victory" in its history, coming into possession of Canada and Florida, and effectively ending French domination of North America forever.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, Menokin passed hands several times and went into serious decline around 1935 when it lay, for the most part, vacant before coming into possession of The Menokin Foundation in 1995.

While in Edo he also received education from Egawa Tarōzaemon regarding military strategy, and studied English with Nakahama Manjirō, thus coming into possession of an uncommonly thorough, for his era, appreciation of Western culture.

As for the Sword of Wisdom, I confess to you, my dear, that I nourish a certain hope-that on coming into possession of that weapon I will be able to use it to lead me to the Emperor."

In this book Barker revealed that 30 copies of the 23 October issue were saved and the book prints many of the strips from that issue, plus following issues thanks to Barker coming into possession of unpublished art.