last expedient
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It was rather doubtful, however, from the number and size of the ships in sight, whether we should not find it necessary to have recourse to the last expedient.
From James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
To search the sea-ports personally he regarded as a last expedient.
From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by André Laurie
As a last expedient I bethought myself of a dog-fight as the means of scattering the mob, and sent around the corner to organize one.
From The Children of the Poor by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
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
If for any reason this last expedient does not succeed, must we despair for this evening?
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 by Various
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