Wherewithal

All which cautions of mine, which I think he deemed to be disdains, did inflame more his lascivious appetite (for this is the name wherewithal I entitle his affection towards me), which, had it been such as it ought, you had not known it now, for then the cause of revealing it had not befallen me. ❋ Unknown (1909)

: haply we shall find therein wherewithal to win the favour of the Commander of the Faithful. ❋ Unknown (2006)

” I answered her troubled and hastily, fearing I should not have the leisure to reply unto her, saying, “Sweet lady, let thy works verify thy words; for if thou carriest a poniard to defend thy credit, I do here likewise bear a sword wherewithal I will defend thee, or kill myself, if fortune prove adverse and contrary. ❋ Unknown (1909)

He also says he has the "wherewithal" and "experience" to give Gray an edge in the fundraising battle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you agree that countries like Poland, new members of NATO, have not been sufficiently given the kind of wherewithal to defend themselves in case of an attack? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Finally, we have witnessed the astounding effort of Soviet Russia to "come back" in the world's agricultural markets in order to get the "wherewithal" to carry out the Five Year Plan. ❋ Unknown (1931)

She seemed so helpful, for, besides having to interpret and see to the affairs of so many, she has to give lessons and earn the 'wherewithal' to keep her own house. ❋ Unknown (1892)

Globes Online said Radware as the "wherewithal" to make a deal because it has $137. 4-million in cash. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"If he thinks he can push the state's largest newspaper around by exacting some kind of economic punishment in retaliation for not seeing eye to eye with him on matters of politics," Frederick wrote, "I can only imagine how he pressures businesses and individuals who don't have the wherewithal of the Review-Journal." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The economy is having a huge impact on people having the time and wherewithal to volunteer, says Jennifer Smith Turner, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut, which has a waiting list of a few hundred girls because of a shortage of volunteer troop leaders. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Temperate as he had always been, save on rare occasions, now that he had the wherewithal for unlimited drinks and had daily access to them, he drank even less. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Study whatever vocabulary you are using to the point where you really have the wherewithal to express yourself in a very broad and concise way--broad in terms of knowing a lot about what it is that you do, and concise in terms of being able to articulate what it is you want to express clearly. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

You need someone in charge with common sense, but also with the organizational wherewithal to actually get something done. ❋ Brett King (2011)

Where is there any evidence that the Democratic Party has the wherewithal to pursue and accomplish a coordinated effort anything like what Greenwald is talking about? ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's as much if not more reticence in Germany, which despite its opposition to the Libya campaign remains a key player in NATO by its sheer economic wherewithal — and despite its postwar aversion to military ventures abroad. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In fact, the school turns away applicants from families that have the financial wherewithal to pay more than a small amount for tuition. ❋ Unknown (2010)