exigences
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Owing to the exigences of space, weighing-scales and pumps are included in the agricultural building, and the exhibition of Fairbanks & Co. deserves and receives cordial approval.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various
The first impulse was to fly from the scene; but I could not be long insensible to the exigences of the moment.
From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown
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 Dennis Collins
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 George S. Boutwell
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 Alfred Brittain
