Foreign banks are in the firing line too.

外资银行也首当其冲遭到指责。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed.

处在火线的人质也许早就牺牲了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The employment secretary found himself in the firing line over recent job cuts.

就业大臣因近期的职位削减而备受责难。

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Mr Solbes, as the commissioner in charge of Eurostat, is particularly in the firing line.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Q and A: Eurostat scandal

Many financial institutions face a tough post-euro future, but the banks are first in the firing line.

ECONOMIST: Banks better buck up

When you put yourself in the firing line, you are open to attack.

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