exigences

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Then, to meet the exigences of his case, in opposition to Christianity in the Roman Empire, he made the ecclesiastical hierarchies in union with the civil government the medium of his rule.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

Only the exigences of labor can excuse verbal intercourse.

From The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon by Cullum, Ridgwell

Every people, every large community is able to furniſh a revenue adequate to the exigences of government.

From The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)

He recovered his composure hurriedly, as the exigences of the situation were such that one could readily forget a little inconvenience when one’s life was at stake.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis

Miss Lillah McCarthy sacrificed something of her personality to the exigences of a flaxen chevelure.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir