Thus, out of dire necessity, an inspiration was born.

For my own part, I have a perfect conviction that be could not do otherwise than yield to the dire necessity of the case.

Old soldiers should never return to the colours except in cases of dire necessity.

They had been true friends to us in our dire necessity, and I returned their mute farewell from my very heart.

It was, as I say, a circumstance decreed by dire necessity.

It meant there was no dire necessity of relinquishing that search.

Swear, he will, that only dire necessity forced him into it.

The wizard had described what the earrings did, said he would not have sold them but that dire necessity drove him to it.

Mestiko had been thrust into similar relationships out of dire necessity.

I deal with French lawyers only out of dire necessity.