unfortunate necessity

collocation in English

meaningsofunfortunateandnecessity

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unfortunate
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/us
/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
unlucky or having ...
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necessity
noun
uk
/nəˈses.ə.ti/us
/nəˈses.ə.t̬i/
the need ...
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(Definition ofunfortunateandnecessityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The banning of private cars in certain areas is anunfortunatenecessity.
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We have all thought it a mostunfortunatenecessity.
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I regard that as a necessity, possibly anunfortunatenecessity, but it is a necessity if we are to cope efficiently with crime.
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It is anunfortunatenecessity, and as such it has my support.
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For a party that is always strongly committed to reducing the tax burden, it was anunfortunatenecessity.
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I agree that this measure is anunfortunatenecessity.
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It is theunfortunatenecessityof our case.
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In my opinion, it is a mostunfortunatenecessitythat we must cut down in this way.
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I say again that the order which we are discussing this evening is anunfortunatenecessity.
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First, we recognise theunfortunatenecessity, in present conditions, for secret services.
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Their existence puts us under anunfortunatenecessity, but there it is.
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Some provision would have to be made to deal with thatunfortunatenecessityof public life.
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That is anunfortunatenecessity, however, which one has to accept to prevent a flood of appeals.
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The double taxation of unemployment benefit is merely an "unfortunatenecessity".
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These are the factors that bring about theunfortunatenecessityof a three-day week.
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It is anunfortunatenecessityof the institution.
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The debates were given an added edge by theunfortunatenecessityto cut public expenditure.
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There is anunfortunatenecessityto remand in custody a comparatively small number of juvenile offenders.
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I am not even happy at theunfortunatenecessityfor violence when people go to war.
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Retrenchment does not fit them; but they will have to face thatunfortunatenecessity.
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