Example sentences of "and [noun pl] at the [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assertion , ’ If it is n't hurting , it is n't working , ’ shows callous disregard and ignorance of the effects of social problems on individuals , families and communities at the sharp end . |
| 2 | The record , many copies of which still turn up among the ditches and hedgerows at the leafier end of Whaddon , portrayed a hope and optimism belied by bailiffs at the turnstiles , and its hummability led players and supporters to see the coming season and decade as the dawning of a new age . |
| 3 | It 's much easier to get a good sound , too — far easier than on the smaller amps and combos at the lower end of the market . |
| 4 | But this time it seemed he really meant it , because as we turned into get another street I could see iron railings and trees at the far end . |
| 5 | Rebus , belatedly , had realised that , but the message had never truly been absorbed by the lieutenants and sergeants at the sharp end . |
| 6 | Over the exclamations and tears at the other end she mechanically repeated her message . |
| 7 | Nurses , teachers and others at the bottom end of the wage scale will get rises of no more that 1½ per cent — a virtual freeze . |
| 8 | But if you can raise that profile which I talk about , the of the ethics of of your trade , your profession and become , in effect , a pressure group , a pressure group for the public good , while we may not always agree with you , and indeed we 're going to say that we do n't agree with you and you must n't be afraid of that but we would rather hear from you , you 're the men and women at the sharp end , I hesitate to say ‘ experts ’ because ‘ expert ’ is a , a rather over-used word but we 'd much rather hear from you , at the sharp end , than the part-time politicians who , by the very nature of , of their role , and however well-meaning they may be , they have other priorities . |