exigences

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He was one of those whom great exigences develop.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

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

The most striking lines, the most eloquent tirades, arise less from the exigences of the drama than from the constant desire of the poet to give expression to his love of Provence.

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred

Owing to exigences of space reference to several important new books has necessarily been postponed.

From Children's Books and Their Illustrators by White, Gleeson

So that, not only the exigences of his occupation, but the importance of the day to a young man, and the spirit of the order, justify such a conclusion.

From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Newton, Joseph Fort