Several good candidates turned down the daunting but essential business of overhauling the intelligence services and their $28 billion annual budget.

Last chance to conduct a bit of absolutely essential business.

By 1888 the population had increased to 500 and had all essential businesses, including a newspaper.

We must move on to other essential business, most notably our collective security.

Our essential business was to curry favor with high-ranking city and state officials, many of whom were suddenly black.

This did not apply to governmental agencies that should remain open for reasons of national security or defense or other essential public business.

Through an interactive online course environment, practical and essential business and management skills are taught.

He sat down carefully, went through the day's essential business, then locked his fingers firmly together on the table-top.

He brought his thoughts back to the essential business of winning the war.

In 1890 there were 200 residents and the town had most essential business plus a doctor and a telegraph office.