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nose-to-nose en · ADJ
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Direct, confrontational.
"Nose to nose" describes the ongoing conflict between the two manufacturers over alleged subsidy levels each has received.
2006, Martin Fojt, The Airline Industry, page 11:Almost indistinguishable from the earlier 115-horse airplane, the new model is designed from the ground up to go nose-to-nose with big-engine, high-performance kit planes.
1988 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 165, number 4, page 70:Several. airlines. offer. domestic-partner. benefits. and. soar. into. a. nose-to-nose. battle. to. prove. which. carrier. can. take. you. higher.
1999 September 14, Ted Gideonsi, The Advocate, number 794, page 34:
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