Arbeit / Work Böse / Evil Notwendig / Necessary Notwendiges Übel / Necessary Evil Vermieden / Avoided
A baseball manager is a necessary evil.
The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.
I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription.
The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that are fun.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
