firing line
noun[S]
ukusbe in the firing line(USon the firing line)
to be in apositionwhere you arelikelyto becriticizedorblamed:
Thefirmis the first in thefiringlineovercorporate'abuses'.
Affirmativeactionpoliciesandprogramsare on thefiringline.
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He then provided himself with a load of ammunition and returned to thefiringlinewhere he reported himself to his platoon sergeant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All his drawings were based on original sketches made during his time in thefiringline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mentioned by commanding officer of expedition in his report for coolness and good judgment onfiringline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You have already given us some trouble by hanging around thefiringline, and we will have no more of it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was appointed an observer, a role which involved many expeditions into thefiringlineto make sketches of enemy positions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Standing or kneeling targets must be no more than 45 yards (41 m) from thefiringline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The target is a circle of 24 cm diameter, and thefiringlineis 20 metres away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Numbers have dribbled back from thefiringlineand can not be collected in this difficult country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They would be located near the front line but not always among thefiringlinefor their safety.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In many cases, supplies were rushed forward, but failed to reach the units requiring them on thefiringline.
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