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- adjective Alternative spelling of
front line .
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Examples
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Those who are highly paid should have their salaries significantly reduced as has been done in Ireland, particularly those who are not so-called front-line workers.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Theodore Dalrymple 2011
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Rebel forces have been pushing to seize the front-line town of Brega, which is home to an oil refinery and terminal, for nearly a week, but they say fields of land mines planted by Gadhafi's forces have slowed the advance.
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Rebels said Saturday their forces entered the front-line oil town and were preparing for a renewed offensive later in the day.
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Certainly, front-line supervisors -- caught between the rock of senior management and the hard place of reality -- want their perceptions known and their opinions heard.
John Fox: The Root Cause of All Corporate Performance John Fox 2011
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's Marine Corps plans to dismiss two commanding officers for failing to prevent last week's shooting rampage that killed four marines at a front-line base.
South Korea's Marine Corps To Dismiss Officers Over Shooting The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Rebels said Saturday their forces entered the front-line oil town and were preparing for a renewed offensive later in the day.
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Much of that money is wasted, but programs like the Global Threat Reduction Initiative are our front-line defense against nuclear terrorism.
Joe Cirincione: Smart Money to Stop Nuclear Terrorism Joe Cirincione 2011
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Rebels said Saturday their forces entered the front-line oil town and were preparing for a renewed offensive later in the day.
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Much of that money is wasted, but programs like the Global Threat Reduction Initiative are our front-line defense against nuclear terrorism.
Joe Cirincione: Smart Money to Stop Nuclear Terrorism Joe Cirincione 2011
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's Marine Corps plans to dismiss two commanding officers for failing to prevent last week's shooting rampage that killed four marines at a front-line base.
South Korea's Marine Corps To Dismiss Officers Over Shooting The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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