exigences

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Lord Nelson now kindly condoled with her; and generously made up the small pittance left by his brother, whom he most tenderly loved, a regular annuity of two hundred pounds, besides providing for immediate exigences.

From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 by Harrison, James

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

The Emperor, as I shall hereafter have occasion to notice, has very little surplus revenue at his disposal, and is frequently distressed for money to pay his army and other exigences of the state.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, 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.

The Western emperors established their courts in various parts of Europe, their locations being usually determined by the exigences of rivalry and the territorial success of their usurpation.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred