But if the shield was touched with the sharp end of the lance, the combat was understood to be at outrance, that is, the knights were to fight with sharp weapons, as in actual battle.
The champion, moving onward amid these well-meant hints, ascended the platform by the sloping alley which led to it from the lists, and, to the astonishment of all present, riding straight up to the central pavilion, struck with the sharp end of his spear the shield of Brian de Bois-Guilbert until it rung again.
Ivanhoe
Dantes struck with the sharp end of his pickaxe, which entered someway between the interstices.
Dantes inserted the sharp end of the pickaxe between the coffer and the lid, and pressing with all his force on the handle, burst open the fastenings.
Count of Monte Cristo
About four hours after we began our journey, I awaked by a very ridiculous accident; for the carriage being stopped a while, to adjust something that was out of order, two or three of the young natives had the curiosity to see how I looked when I was asleep; they climbed up into the engine, and advancing very softly to my face, one of them, an officer in the guards, put
the sharp end of his half-pike a good way up into my left nostril, which tickled my nose like a straw, and made me sneeze violently; whereupon they stole off unperceived, and it was three weeks before I knew the cause of my waking so suddenly.
Gullivers Travels
Here the short stakes were set at intervals of about a foot around the walls near the top, their sharpened points inclining downward so that the lion had fallen unhurt into the trap but could not leap out because each time he essayed it his head came in contact with
the sharp end of a stake above him.
Tarzan the Untamed
We drove
the sharp end of the beam into the monster's eye, and bearing upon it with all my weight I kept turning it round and round as though I were boring a hole in a ship's plank with an auger, which two men with a wheel and strap can keep on turning as long as they choose.
Odyssey
Critique: A inherently fascinating life story that is at once instructional and inspirational, "
The Sharp End of Life: A Mother's Story" is especially recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary American Biography collections.
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(Channel 4, 10pm) If you've ever wondered what it's like to work at
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Mistakes were out of the question and his judgement of pace phenomenal, as well as strength at
the sharp end.
We won't see his equal; LETTERS
Emily Dean, of Shelter, said: "We've seen a rise in calls from
the sharp end of the housing crisis.
Huge jump in people facing life on streets
The pairing were fighting at
the sharp end on both gravel and asphalt and were part of an intense six-way battle for the win going into the final day of competition.
Elfyn secures podium spot in Spain rally; Dolgellau driver comes home third
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS While concerns persist at
the sharp end of the pitch, City's defence looks in pretty good shape considering what they were up against on Wednesday night.
city lack firepower; sky blues reporter andy turner with five things we learned about city in their defeat to derby
You can't annihilate the past so you might as well celebrate it - Elizabeth Hurley It is our members dealing with the anger at
the sharp end, not the well-paid top brass from Arriva and Govia who are responsible for this Meltdown Monday on our railways - Mick Cash, general secretary of the RMT Union on the new rail timetable problem.
They say..
But Warrington council chief executive Steven Broomhead, who chairs the town's health and wellbeing board, said: "While I welcome any additional resources to help care for the frail and elderly of Warrington, I am surprised that there seems to have been an absence of consultation with those at
the sharp end, providing the care.
Concern over new NHS plans; NEWS WIRE