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  • A sword of ice with a razor's edge consumed Manami's arm.

    Arcana Magi Cross - c.4 H-M Brown 2011

  • In the meantime, the singer danced on a razor's edge.

    Amy Winehouse's Killers Sally Satel 2011

  • Getty Images Man walking on razor's edge This muddle isn't entirely Greece's fault.

    Greece's Bailout Brinkmanship Takis Michas 2011

  • This is what happens when you spend all your time on novels, honing your prose to a razor's edge, keeping your eye on the prize, going for the gusto, and a dozen other cliches I could name ... but won't.

    AlienSkin Closing! marshallpayne1 2010

  • The fact that even the most politically and culturally commanding women must walk a razor's edge between looking powerful and still appearing 'appropriately feminine' underscores visual theorist John Berger's concise description of mainstream society: 'Men act and women appear.'

    Odelia Kaly: If The Clothes Fit Odelia Kaly 2012

  • My razor's still sitting on the shelf above the faucets.

    Beamers WAYNE CRESSER 2011

  • But Hunt maintains the story's poignancy on a razor's edge, balancing the light romantic comedy involving Esther and her friends at the library with the tragedy of her stoic grief at home.

    Book World: 'Mr. Chartwell' reviewed by Ron Charles 2011

  • But Hunt maintains the story's poignancy on a razor's edge, balancing the light romantic comedy involving Esther and her friends at the library with the tragedy of her stoic grief at home.

    Book World: 'Mr. Chartwell' reviewed by Ron Charles 2011

  • We are on a razor's edge, he told reporters on Saturday.

    Greece Weighs Spending Cuts as Bailout Talks Edge Toward Deal Stelios Bouras 2012

  • The fact that even the most politically and culturally commanding women must walk a razor's edge between looking powerful and still appearing 'appropriately feminine' underscores visual theorist John Berger's concise description of mainstream society: 'Men act and women appear.'

    Odelia Kaly: If The Clothes Fit Odelia Kaly 2012

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