For two days in the sultry heat the Battalion endured the terrible strain of this awful shell fire, the men receiving no proper food and water being unprocurable.
"The Story of the "9th King's" in France"
Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts
Meanwhile, sugar has been almost unprocurable.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan
Luxuries are unprocurable, but no sensible man will go to a new country expecting luxuries.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce