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unavoidable steps(life, wisdom, effort, language)
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essential measures(measure, life, wisdom, language)
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reasonable efforts(life, wisdom, effort, language)
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requisite measures(measure, life, wisdom, language)
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inevitable evil(life, wisdom, saying)
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measures necessary for(measure, life, wisdom, language)
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collateral damage(damage, life, wisdom, language)
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measures necessary to(measure, life, wisdom, language)
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evil necessity(life, wisdom, saying)
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every cloud has silver lining(idiom, life, wisdom, saying)
3
ill wind(idiom, life, wisdom, saying)
3
it is mixed blessing(idiom, life, wisdom, saying)
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blessing in disguise(idiom, life, wisdom, saying)
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