Synonym: under attack, under fire. Similar words: come under fire, underperform, underground, wonderful, wonderfully, under, sunder, wonderfulness. Meaning: adj. subjected to enemy attack or censure.
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(31) He added that to be accurate, the aircraft would have to risk coming under fire.
(32) Grain-based cereal prices already have come under fire from Capitol Hill, with a report in mid-March by Reps.
(33) He, in turn, came under fire from conservative Republicans in his home state.
(34) A: It always worries me when art comes under fire in this fashion.
(35) Five foreign aid workers were murdered and others came under fire.
(36) The simple badge, a musket bordered by a wreath, signifies that an infantry or Special Forces soldier came under fire.
(37) Wilson has been under fire from many minority groups because of his campaign against affirmative action programs.
(38) Its stance has come under fire from the president of the private sector's wood alliance, Corma.
(39) I learned to depend on him for practical advice under fire.
(40) Environmentalists pointed out that many of the other environmental laws are under fire in the Legislature and Congress.
(41) In addition to facing the ire of frustrated riders, Muni has also come under fire recently from federal safety officials.
(42) Clinton has come under fire from Republicans in Congress who accuse him of doing too little to fight drugs.
(43) Campbell came under fire for his handling of the negotiations.
(44) His party is riven by personal and ideological differences and is under fire because of allegations of corruption.sentencedict.com
(45) But the commission, long criticized for inattention to environmental issues, is under fire from a sister agency.
(46) Taylor came under fire when he opposed the leader.
(47) The soldier showed great bravery under fire.
(48) Share options and pensions may also come under fire.
(49) Warships are meant to go under fire.
(50) I have frequently been under fire on the tense Pakistani-Indian cease fire line, known as the Line of Control, that divided Kashmir into Indian and Pakistani-ruled portions.
(51) His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
(52) He showed himself courageous even foolhardy under fire, and a great love of adventure and danger.
(53) Finding himself under fire from all quarters, he had no alternative but to abandon his scheme for the time being.
(54) He was awarded the Bronze Star for his reporting under fire at the battle of Saint Lo.
(55) This paper introduces the features of steel structure under fire and the fireproofing design of steel structure at Oil and Gas Disposal Plant in Kazakstan.
(56) The behaviour of H-section steel beams under fire is influenced by end-plate connection and axial restraint.
(57) She doffs her garb worn under fire And wears again female attire.
(58) THE aviation industry has come under fire for refusing to cut extra travel costs.
(59) Even before the recession,(sentencedict.com) Swiss bank secrecy and low cantonal tax rates were under fire.
(60) The above theory has come under fire from a variety of directions.
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