exigences

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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

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

If travelers have ample transportation, it will be a wise precaution, in passing through the buffalo range, to lay in a supply of jerked meat for future exigences.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

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)

Malagise deals in magic, and has a swarm of demons at his back for all exigences.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington