Spygate Prologue: You Will All Stand Behind Me
This all looked so wrong, but at the same time, he thought if things turned out well just as kai had thought, then maybe this was a necessary evil... "you know best chief kai... if you say that this will improve the obedience of the officers...
Slaves and Studs: Part One
It was very much not a pleasure but merely a necessary evil for him to come up against the engineer. "the engineer, the engineer," the hyena said with a smirk, though even he knew that boglan would call him what he willed.
Holiday From Real (A1, B10, C12)
I'll explain it was a necessary evil. but i'm also going to tell her that i wasn't awake for the second part. she needs to know that i didn't participate. hell, you didn't even have my permission." tamamo sighed with a nod.
Scientific Advancement Goes Moo
It was another necessary evil of the study, though rebecca did make a (mostly) joking promise to amaya that she'd beat her senseless if those pictures ever found their way on the internet.
It sets my mind to wander...
They knew they were a formality -- a necessary evil. overcompensating, her voice was bright and chipper. "good, good. was that all you wanted?" i _wanted_ to run for the door. instead, of course, i merely shook my head. "no...
Chapter XIX: Farmer's Directive
_"it was deemed a necessary evil to ensure the safety of incendius,"_answered io. hunter wasn't sure but he thought he detected a hint of disgust in her voice. could it be that she didn't agree with the inquisition's actions either?
Overcasting 2 - Part 1
evil; actual meals took a long time to make, so a hold out, fat rich and energy restoring, was a routine snack between her two main meals, as well as the fact they were relatively cheap to make and cook, and further still was the fact they kept for a good
Experiences:
A trip to the doctor and the reluctant but necessary evil of an abortion pill after, had seen to absolve any mistakes from coming from those unions. still the thought had been deep in her mind, all the way through the trauma.
Ghost in the Stones 3 - Second Sortie
In light of those facts...well, she was firmly in sarahi's camp, at best considering it a "necessary evil", though all the more disappointed that the sha'khari had not told her they were going.
If-then
Munro was not one of them; she'd always seen herself as a member of an armed service, and would not even have described kimura's work as anything so pejorative as a "necessary evil." it was simply part of the job. "have you made some kind of progress?"
The Hunter and the Hunted
As a human, it felt gruelingly slow, but it was a necessary evil to protect herself. still, the event center was midtown, so she waited at the nearby bus station and hopped a ride over.
Blitz: Eve I
It took him a lot of his willpower, but he knew it was a necessary evil. without interest from the public, without backing from the wealthy, science could never advance.