in the firing line

Putting yourself in the firing line is the mark of a person who wants to achieve great things and is prepared to be scrutinized.

Doubt about Europe's ability to contain the debt crisis has once more sent markets into a spin and put Italy firmly in the firing line.

But a woman does not need to be in the firing line to feel as good as a man. That is an equality too far.

French Polynesia was expected to be first in the firing line, with an estimated arrival time for any potential tsunami of 1550 GMT.

Does your ruling planet's behaviour reflect your own tendency to put yourself in the firing line on another's behalf?

She'll have to be careful now she's directly in the firing-line of the new director.

Summary: A group of Chinese writers have placed Apple in the firing line for illegal sale of their work through the Apple App store.

But it is far from clear that it will help other members now in the firing line.

NEW round of air wars looms, and more than London's transport links is in the firing line.

Now property investors have also found themselves in the firing line .

Other foreign media may be in the firing line.

Higher education too is in the firing line.

The message from recent business surveys is that jobs, as well as capital spending, are in the firing-line.

Even traffic lights are in the firing line.

Italy and Spain are now in the firing line.

Be in the firing line.

We will update these charts daily so long as Spain and Italy remain in the firing line.

For the second time in six months, British diplomatic staff in Yemen have been in the firing line.

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