It is slap-bang next to the world's biggest and fastest-growing market for most minerals.

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Looking to the future, will Mr. Kerridge remain in his comfortable pub, slap-bang next to the road through town?

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This will be right there, slap-bang in the middle.

ECONOMIST: Australia

Sony Mobile Communications loaned me a review unit of the Xperia T, and its specifications are slap bang in the middle of the acceptable for a high-end smartphone.

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