pecuniary resources
Example Sentences
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It was not long before his mother learned the news, nor was it long before she turned that news, as far as her pecuniary resources were concerned, to uncommonly good account.
From Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
When the answer arrives, the price that the optician demands proves to be much beyond the pecuniary resources of a mere organist.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert
Dependent altogether on his own pecuniary resources, Mr. Whitney, without compensation or assistance, has labored with a constancy and fidelity which could only proceed from a great purpose.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various
If I have not pecuniary resources enough to get at what I would wish for, as calculated to be useful to my mind, I must still not give up the pursuit.
From The Book of Courage by Faris, John Thomson
Nothwithstanding the large pecuniary resources I have been able to dispose of, I am seeking to augment them still farther, and chance has favoured me.
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
