Noun : the imminence of war. From Dictionary.com.
Before these preparations, which recalled the imminence of the. From Wordnik.com. [En Route] Reference
Through the course of the second century, the notion of imminence diminished in importance, and faith in the kingdom above began to supplant the kingdom ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity] Reference
I'd be very curious to hear whether . . . others think that the Brandenburg "imminence" requirements should apply under either or both of these two circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
But the notion of imminence applies here too. From Wordnik.com. [On the distant future] Reference
I once believed in the imminence of superhuman intelligence. From Wordnik.com. [Science Cult] Reference
Austrian General Staff in view of the imminence of its fall. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
There could be no doubt concerning the imminence of the danger. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
The imminence of the common danger favoured the attempts of the. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Luther] Reference
Neither Penelope nor Kitty sensed the imminence of any real danger. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
The people as a whole did not grasp the imminence of the German menace. From Wordnik.com. [On the King's Service Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms] Reference
It becomes startling to contemplate to what imminence revolution in the. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After] Reference
The imminence of the peril inspired the Uzcoques with unwonted courage and energy. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844] Reference
She felt the imminence of a disaster greater than that which had already occurred. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
After decades of fighting for freedom, the most terrifying prospect may be its imminence. From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom To Fear] Reference
How concerned should be we be about the imminence of an earthquake there, a major earthquake?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2005] Reference
But his unnerving movie is built on the assumption of God's existence and Armageddon's imminence. From Wordnik.com. [Dark Nights Of The Soul] Reference
His life, to him, was a mission to the unconverted to point out the imminence of death and its meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Sergeant York And His People] Reference
"You cannot overstate the imminence of what was about to happen," a White House official told NEWSWEEK. From Wordnik.com. ['Our Target Was Terror'] Reference
It was very helpful because here in Brazil the imminence of a third world war is causing lots of stress. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Anxiety And The Brain] Reference
Why in the world had he not managed to guard against a danger of whose imminence he had had full warning?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story] Reference
Horse and man rolled over, but the fire of the 53rd never slackened till the imminence of danger was past. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
What was new was sort of the imminence, these Republicans saying, look, we are sticking with you this week. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2007] Reference
But those who were able to accommodate the needy were reluctant to do so on account of the imminence of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
Fanatic and bloodthirsty as they were, the imminence of the ordeal that was to requite their wrongs startled them. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
Those are principles which we in the United States agree on, so the only disagreement was over the imminence of the danger. From Wordnik.com. [Holy War] Reference
I saw the imminence of the catastrophe, and hurried to the stern of the boat to witness, since I could not possibly avert it. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862] Reference
Through South Carolina and Georgia, men seemed more awake to the greatness of the change and to the imminence of its results. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
She sank back in the shadows of her litter, covered her face with her hands and shuddered because of the imminence of her trial. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Given the track record of treatments for inherited diseases and cancer, proclamations about the imminence of immortality are absurd. From Wordnik.com. [Science Cult] Reference
Ottomans was imminent and this imminence exerted subtle but verifiable pressure on all the participant in this grubby grabbing game. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
He comprehended, at once, the hostile purpose of Ohquamehud, and the imminence of his own danger, but betrayed not the slightest fear. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times] Reference
She was not perplexed or afraid of the uncertainties of one's beliefs, of the imminence of death or of the questions of the hereafter. From Wordnik.com. [Nelka Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch] Reference
EUGENE S.HWEIG, CENTRAL AND EAS.ERN U.S. COORDINATOR: Well, I don't think we should be concerned about the imminence of the earthquake. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2005] Reference
The former expedition ended in disaster, and the latter was forced to withdraw, owing to the imminence of a British crossing of the Jordan in its rear. From Wordnik.com. [With the British Army in The Holy Land] Reference
From 1802 to 1805 he was with his regiment in Canada, returning thither in 1806 in view of the imminence of war between Great Britain and the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
The calmness with which he continued at his post, long after the imminence of his danger was apparent, gives an heroic colouring to the close of an honourable and devoted life. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
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