Sentence examples for live rail from inspiring English sources

The train passed over him and he missed the live rail by inches.

As far as Hollywood is concerned, the day-to-day existence of unabolished slavery has been what welfare reformists called the live rail: don't touch it.

I asked him again to check and at that time he jumped on the track and put his foot on to the live rail and said: 'Is that good enough for you?', and I said: 'Yes, that's good enough'.

I just think the 10p issue is going to be a live rail.' Writing in The Observer today, he warns the issue must be clarified before the by-election, adding: 'Failure to act clearly and decisively will, I fear, lead to further electoral disasters.' Friends said Field was furious that the compensation package did not match what he had been privately led to expect.

The ex-Glamorgan batsman was later the same night found electrocuted after stepping on a live rail before being struck by a tube train on the District line.

The following year Gary Baxter, a 16-year-old called "Rase", slipped while fleeing security guards and was killed on live rails.

I tripped over on many occasions, often falling extremely close to the live rails and once hit my leg so hard I couldn't walk for three hours.

(There are limits to the number of live rails Mr Ryan is willing to grasp at once: his budget leaves intact the biggest single item in the budget, Social Security, the state pension scheme).

The convenience of the automobile freed people from the need to live near rail lines or stations; they could choose locations almost anywhere in an urban area, as long as roads were available to connect them to other places.

Carefully drawing a mental map of their intended route, the men accounted for the potentially lethal live third rail, any hidden surveillance equipment and an emergency exit to where their getaway car was stashed, should the alarm be raised.

Unfortunately, in suggesting a change to the Pell Grant, College Board touches the live third rail of financial aid.