imperative

• A change of diet was imperative, and, in seeking for this, he came into collision with the water-spider Illustration: HE BRISTLED DEFIANCE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE Now, the water-spider lived by himself in a bubble of his own making. —  "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character
• No, because better pavement was imperative--and it came. —  On the Firing Line in Education
• What would have been our situation if it had not pleased Heaven to refresh us The consequence of their thirst being appeased made the demand for food imperative, and a raw potato was given to each man. —  Percival Keene
• These accommodations proved ample for many years; but the recent growth of the student body finally made an increase in space imperative, and in 1916 an extension of 48 feet was added at each end, making the main floor 248 feet long with a ten-lap running track Illustration: WATERMAN GYMNASIUM FOR MEN The interest in all forms of outdoor athletics, which was developing rapidly by 1890, made an athletic field no less necessary than a gymnasium. —  The University of Michigan
• I replied that General Sherman's order was imperative, and I could not relieve him (General Stanley) from the responsibility of executing it. —  Forty-Six Years in the Army

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