a necessary evil in a sentence

Examples

1. Others saw it as a necessary evil to balance China's influence.
2. I thought of it as a necessary evil for certain very bad people.
3. When we traded John, for us it was a necessary evil,
4. Having said all that I think stubs are a necessary evil.
5. Harsh measures for dealing with accused terrorists are seen as a necessary evil.
6. It's a necessary evil that keeps hotels and cruise lines afloat.
7. Analysts dismissed the share buybacks and cost cutting as necessary evils.
8. In the war against crime, Mackey may be a necessary evil.
9. Fultz argues that terminal experiments involving chimps are a necessary evil.
10. Five years ago, many teams viewed mascots as a necessary evil,