in the line of fire

I'd like to think people know I was always trying to do the right thing and unfortunately, in the line of fire, I got hurt.

Executives could be in the line of fire too, since they assured shareholders that the bank was fine just before it almost went belly-up.

Now, Mr. Glocer is overseeing the markets division directly, putting him in the line of fire if results don't improve.

On top of this, older baby-boomers have dodged two speeding bullets, leaving their descendants squarely in the line of fire.

Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, has resolved to keep his troops, five of whom have been killed, in the line of fire.

As Chinese security forces reimpose order after a bloody spasm of ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, Turkey is finding itself in the line of fire.

I was lucky not to be in the line of fire.

Right in the line of fire for Atlantic hurricanes, Galveston was slammed again 15 years after enduring the devastating 1900 hurricane.

Even Mr. Morricone's love theme from ''In the Line of Fire'' is more eloquent.

I'm just another soldier in the line of fire.

his grazed and bleeding arm proved he had been in the line of fire.

Officer Johnson has been in the line of fire many times during his career.

There are obstacles in the line of fire (trees or houses for example, for direct-fire units).