desperate measure

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Noun1.desperate measure - desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"
means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
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I resolved on a desperate measure: to borrow fifteen roubles straight off from Anton Antonitch.
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The action of the squatter was too sudden and unexpected to admit of prevention, but the instant it was done, his sons manifested, in an unequivocal manner, the temper with which they witnessed the desperate measure. Angry and fierce glances were interchanged, and a murmur of disapprobation was uttered by the whole, in common.
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"It may cause him to be more cautious, or it may drive him to desperate measures at once.
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Summary: Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Fifty young people in Nagla Maya village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district have, Eein a desperate measure, Eeproposed to auction themselves to raise money to provide for drinking water in their village.
Hathras: 50 Youngsters to auction themselves on R-day to protest against water problem
As a desperate measure to have their sons released some called for the abduction of Israeli soldiers.
Palestinian Mothers Calls for Release of Loved Ones
The desperate measure of the title is running away when other options seem intolerable.
Summers, Laura: Desperate Measures
Add to that the possibility of gallstones, infections, hernias, bah loss, anemia, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction and nerve damage, and it becomes pretty obvious that this surgery is an absolutely last desperate measure!
'I had my stomach stapled': at 18, Michelle weighed 312 pounds. Her life was in jeopardy. After many unsuccessful dieting attempts, Michelle took a drastic step to rid herself of her weight problem. Here, she shares the story of having her stomach cut to the size of an egg
In one last desperate measure, the pope goes on television to show why the church must survive.
Saint Vidicon to the Rescue
When the goods delivered to the loading dock aren't what customers are shopping for, stores must resort to the desperate measure of price markdowns.
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SIS's bleating in the press recently regarding commitment to racing and bookmakers can only be described as a desperate measure to retain its contract.
Letter: Demise of SIS welcome to me
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