exigences

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How easy too to avoid this defect, by adapting the subjects of the dances to the different exigences of the different dramas, whether serious, comic, or farcical!

From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea

Malagise deals in magic, and has a swarm of demons at his back for all exigences.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

If travelers have ample transportation, it will be a wise precaution, in passing through the buffalo range, to lay in a supply of jerked meat for future exigences.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

N.B.—The exigences of the Drama are responsible for his making his appearance here, instead of waiting, as is more usual, at the church.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

The knowledge of which I have spoken is valuable in the ordinary course of public business, and absolutely essential in the exigences of political and national life.

From Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions by Boutwell, George S.