He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman.

他从这一行最为棘手的工作做起，当了推销员。

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The Blues have started their PremierLeague campaign brightly, impressing at the sharp end of the table with 20goals in their opening nine league matches.

蓝军在联赛开始表现得非常抢眼，尤其令人印象深刻的是联赛开始以来的九场比赛他们就打进了20个进球。

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The deal follows calls by Germany and France for Spain and other states at the sharp end of the euro zone debt crisis to set binding limits on their deficits to regain the trust of investors.

在德国和法国领头的合约中，西班牙和其他在欧元区债务危机边缘的国家正在通过限制他们的债务来重新获得投资者的信心。

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It is never comfortable to be at the sharp end of the political process.

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That doesn't mean it can't feel like the exact opposite for some of those at the sharp end.

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My job at BABA is to ensure everything we do supports those at the sharp end: the boxers, their coaches and support teams.

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