last expedient
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The last expedient which the minds of men could invent for putting the slavery question in the position of a purely local matter had been tried, and had utterly and miserably failed.
From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess
The Esmeralda was putting out to sea when I thought of a last expedient to draw the attention of her captain.
From The Crack of Doom by Robert Cromie
It is the last expedient in the administration of penal laws; when it fails, the case is considered hopeless.
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by John West
We never guessed the real cause, never saw that he was driven to his last expedient, and obliged to prejudice all his hope of success by precipitancy.
From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
The turn had come for the last expedient.
From The Half-Hearted by John Buchan
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