exigences
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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
O thou, that hereafter shalt be the great derision of thine enemies! which of the two shall depend upon himself in exigences with most certainty?
From The Works of Horace by Horace
The blooming-season, according to the exigences of weather, begins from May 20 to June 10 in Indiana, and lasts about a week.
From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various
Like the steward in the parable, “they cannot dig, to beg they are ashamed;” and like him, they too often resort to unworthy means to supply their exigences.
From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Marryat, Frederick
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
