Or we might say that in prayer merit and the power toobtain what we ask do not rest on the same basis.
No one can, by his acts, obtain what is unobtainable.
When he fails to obtain what he wants, he should not suffer himself to cherish discontent.
Deplorable as my condition is, it is still a great satisfaction to me to think that the giant, though so brutal, never used force to obtain what I always refused to his entreaties.
And sometimes it is not necessary for salvation, nor yet manifestly contrary thereto; and then although he who prays may merit eternal life by praying, yet he does not merit to obtain what he asks for.
I answer that, From the very fact that a man desires a certain thing it follows that he desires to obtain what he desires, and, in consequence, to remove whatever may be an obstacle to his obtaining it.
We acquire what comes to us gradually in the regular exercise of our abilities, while we obtain what comes in any way, provided we desire it.
To have one's will, to obtain what is desired; to do what one pleases.
Unfortunately, one does not always get or obtain what he has earned.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "obtain what" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
