have occasion for
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No one can tell, however secure his present situation may appear, how soon it may alter, and he may have occasion for the compassion of those who are now infinitely below him.
From The History of Sandford and Merton by Day, Thomas
Need, nēd, n. want of something which one cannot do without: necessity: a state that requires relief: want of the means of living.—v.t. to have occasion for: to want.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
If he should ever have occasion for a plan of the lands of his estate, he may have them correctly surveyed without studying geometry.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
I have occasion for a guard: will you pledge me your honour to become an honest man, and I will make you my lieutenant?”
From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by La Gironière, Paul P. de
Changing the figure, with apparently an eye upon the dentist, this pessimist would point out that a pap-fed race could have occasion for, and therefore would develop, no teeth.
From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various
