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coalface

/ ˈ°ìəʊ±ôËŒ´Ú±ðɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the exposed seam of coal in a mine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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After 14 years at the coalface, Mr Drury became a training officer for a year and his pension was transferred from the MPS to the BCSSS.

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Since the late 1980s, he has been at the coalface of psychedelic counterculture.

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"We get someone with lived experience who's been through rehab, who knows what it feels like to be at the coalface and to be struggling with addictions," he said.

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Meanwhile, Mr Hunt told BBC Breakfast he would "get the British economy going", having served "at the coalface" by setting up his own business.

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England have given hints at their backline sparkle and coalface spirit over the past year.

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