The crisis of the past year has convinced him it is the lesser evil.

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If bailing one or more companies out is the lesser evil, then that is what should be done.

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Previously opposed to the constitutional reform, she now says it may be a lesser evil than an over-mighty presidency.

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In a financial crisis, he says, diluting market discipline is a lesser evil than trying to maintain public confidence.

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Going the third party route is admittedly precarious even for those who tire of simply accepting the lesser evil.

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If diplomacy fails and you decide that the military option is in the end the lesser evil, at least let it be our decision, not theirs.

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But gasoline taxes, some Republican officials say, are a lesser evil because the money traditionally doesn't wind up in general spending, but rather in building infrastructure, which helps boost economic development.

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The danger is that Pakistan may have to endure the greater evil of fuel shortages, currency controls and even default before it accepts the lesser evil of stiffer taxes, higher electricity bills and the IMF.

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Voters generally must choose the lesser evil.

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But they are the lesser evil.

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Perhaps Saddam, evil though he was, was the lesser of the many evils which are waiting to fill the vacuum that has been left by his removal.

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