At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.
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However, in order to take advantage of the sharp increase in iron ore prices in the past few years, miners decided to move to a quarterly contract system, whereby the contracts would be priced based on the average price in the preceding quarter.
As he tried to steer round this sharp corner he flew off his bike and landed on the iron railings. 10.37.28 Music 10.37.30 Stewart Clanachan I can remember he was lying on his back.