desirableness
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As the spring advanced however, though the desirableness of such a move might be more apparent, the difficulty of it as evidently increased.
From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan
Adams was at first very courteously received by George III., and presently set to work to convince Lord Carmarthen, the foreign secretary, of the desirableness of unrestricted intercourse between the two countries.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
Mr. Pendarrel ventured to hint, soon after his return, at the desirableness of some arrangement, and the reception of the experiment fairly frightened him from repeating it.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
Charles himself, though he intended to prevent, if he could, a legal decision against his aunt, had hinted at the possibility and even desirableness of a private arrangement, if Catherine would agree.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
The calamities of the war then in progress on the Continent gave him arguments enough for the desirableness of peace.
From William Penn by Hodges, George
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