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Note added at 33 mins (2011-02-09 20:48:52 GMT)
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His efforts have led to 2 acquisitions, over a dozen FDA-approvals, more than 40 patents, and some 75 peer-reviewed publications.
Εδώ απαριθμεί το ενεργητικό του (assets). Είναι η πιο λογική εκδοχή. Τι άλλο θα μπορούσε να είναι;
acquisition
n 1: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession
of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the
acquisition of one company by another"
2: something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
3: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the
child's acquisition of language" [syn: {learning}]
4: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill},
{accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {attainment}]

Δεν το πολυσκέφτηκα, αλλά η αμφιβολία σου με προβλημάτισε. Τελικά δεν βλέπω άλλη δυνατότητα...