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It was a big blow to lose him and I'm certain that his return is going to be a great bonus for us this season.

But it would fall short of its main aim, which is to deliver such a blow to Hizbullah that it will not pose a serious military threat again.

But farmer Alan Bennett says waiving the law would be a blow to his town, and to consumers as well.

Although it had long been rumoured that he might defect, this will come as a big psychological blow to the remaining "government" forces.

What finally killed him on August 3rd 2007 was a blow to the head so severe that the postmortem found a tooth in his stomach.

It was a great blow to her when her mother died.

'It was a blow to the establishment, ' said the Sports Administration's Mr. He.

The sale was a blow to Eon, which had hoped to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Brazilian market, where EDP has extensive operations.

If it was seen to cave in to EU political pressure a second time, the blow to its credibility could prove terminal.

Her elopement was a great blow to the parents, but Clyde himself did not brood over the matter.

Although a simple strategic bombing could bring about a heavy blow to the enemy, it did not influence the war completely.

He was actually laid off from his job because he wouldn't accept a small demotion in title because he felt it was a blow to his dignity.

Chicago's resounding loss is something of a blow to his star power.

All-Star center Yao Ming is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot, a stunning blow to the surging Houston Rockets.

It's unclear how much of a blow to its business Google would suffer by pulling out.

He returned home and sat down, saddened by his lost bet, and embarrassed by the blow to his pride.

He took a single short step, and brought the wrench around in a vicious backhanded blow to the dead man's head.

But first, since the old priest has been so mean to you, let me give him one good blow to the head!

There is no need for them to shift their weapons, for the repulsion of aggression, for a retaliatory blow, to any other country.

"Wen Wei Po" 6, citing reports on the topic, the financial crisis took a heavy blow to the British national debt continued to climb.

Obviously, her refusal of his proposal was a great blow to him, but after all he was able to get over with the misery.

Mr. Chen's departure is seen as a potential blow to U. S. private-equity firm Bain Capital, which had a strong alliance with Mr. Chen.

Analysts said the regulatory push would definitely be a blow to AliPay but the company should still have room to grow.

China should take advantage of the financial crisis which make a heavy blow to the U. S economy and us dollar to actively seek gold pricing.

It's not the end of the game, but it's where you strike the critical blow to the enemy by attacking the central command center.

Who would have predicted at my birth or at his death what a severe blow to me would be the demise of this estimable Anglo-Indian!

That would be a serious blow to PKR, and its two coalition partners, an Islamic party and a Chinese-dominated one.

Heaving all her files stolen came as a real body blow to her when she was trying to finish her research.

I smiled, a little sprite of this really bold, it seems not easy to win away this Bureau I wanted to learn to like a blow to me.

The world looks to you today with regard to Geneva. I believe it would be a grave mistake and a blow to peace if it were allowed to fail.

I feel very sorry for him to miss out on the rest of the World Cup - its a blow to him and a big loss for the team.

One of the most lasting consequences would be to strike a blow to the concept of using the tax system to promote enterprise.

As they all board the London-bound train the next day, a blow to the head leaves Iris disoriented.

Yeah, but they demonstrated how you could knock him out with one karate blow to the throat.

It would be too much of a blow to my false ego if I were to lose.

This "report of 1944 was a crippling blow to any future that dispensational premillennialism might have within Southern Presbyterianism. "

This serves as a huge blow to the traditional lineage of the memorial and has adverse implications with regard to losing out on history.

I have seen him in the next month wandering, sing sing, chang feng blow to open his hair ribbon, robes elegant appearance like immortals.

Xue Bao Chai all tries to be practical, mind like this, also whatever blow to rotate son in the brain, disappear to have no Zong.

His disbanding the Order of the Star in the East, especially founded for him, in 1929 came as a blow to the Theosophical Movement.

So such a ruling would be a political nightmare, but need not be a death blow to reform itself.

Page soon got over it, but Facebook's rejection was still a blow to Google; it had never lost a deal this big and this publicly.

how much is your lung capacity, the ox of B blow to this big.

It was a blow to her ego when her boss yelled at her in front of her colleagues.

Failure would be a blow to the United Nations as the main forum for designing a world economic model less dependent on fossil fuels.

Is all this a death blow to law and order as we know it? Or the foundations of more efficient and flexible policing?

"It would be a huge blow to our labour-intensive industry, " he said.

What was the impact of the wars of the roses on feudalism in england? A: the wars of the roses dealt a death blow to feudalism in england.

The British Defense Minister John Hutton says the killing of a senior rebel commander in Afghanistan is a significant blow to the Taliban.

But a default by a significant advanced country is likely to be a huge blow to confidence.

The sidelining of Mr. Price's plight would be a fresh blow to the bank.

Each night will be to attack the loneliness, with a ferocious mask, let me collapse at the first blow to the fragile heart to crumble.

This tax would be a body blow to the Wall Street speculators while leaving middle-class investors largely unaffected.

It was an embarrassing blow to the government in the only criminal trial spawned by the crisis.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says Zarqawi's death is an important moment for Iraq and a blow to al-Qaida around the world.

The realisation that it did not was a severe blow to confidence.

But her husband's departure, the country's demise, brought her a heavy blow to her Yuk Ngan, Becky gaunt, saw it.

Large blue chips did not play a role in underpinning the market, but have received a new low, brought more heavy blow to the market.

Gulf Coast states of the situation despite the serious, do not regard a severe blow to the U. S. economy.

For Sabre, the lost contract is a blow to its ego and reputation, and it's a lost opportunity for the bottom line.

They have sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet and can use them to deliver a strong toxic blow to any foe.

"Such a collapse would deal an unacceptably painful blow to hardworking Americans far beyond the auto industry, " said Bush.

We're checking out a couple security headlines now, starting with what could be a serious blow to the al Qaeda terrorist group.

He also had stab trauma on his right hand and a bruise at the head that possibly resulted from a blow to the head.

The forming of an electoral coalition between the two parties was a new blow to the beleaguered Christian Democrats.

Some Shenzhen politicians fear their city could be the next to suffer what they describe as a blow to China's growing middle class.

Failure , however, would be a heavy blow to Beijing technology mandarins who have backed TD- SCDMA with state cash and regulatory favour .

He looked like a pugilist who had taken a blow to the head and was about to topple.

By launching the Cycrogeddon Power in conjunction with a Time Bomb, or Surgical Strike, can they deal a deadly blow to your opponents base.

Losing Lennon to their bitter rivals would be a huge blow to Tottenham fans, but Martin Jol may take a more pragmatic view.

On the face of it, his decision was a blow to the cause of peace.

The loss of opportunity was a heavy blow to him, but it was no use crying over it.

England has seemed a nation almost at war. The unrest is a blow to the police, caught flat-footed and unable to ensure order.

Lindsey put forward the idea that as the terrorists had dealt a blow to American confidence, the best way to counter it would be a tax cut.

At the beginning of the war, the victory of German troop drove German mad, which was a blow to me.

He added that the deaths of both soldiers were "a devastating blow to the Welsh Guards Battle Group, and to the Army as a whole" .

"Her death is a blow to me, you see, and at the moment I`m very angry, at Faru Schmitz, and at you. But let`s go. "

For a group claiming to defend the Islamic ummah, these massacres had dealt a devastating blow to its credibility.

This would be a terrible blow to a country desperate to believe that the worst is over.

This was a blow to President Chen Shui-bian, who favoured Mr Su and a tougher stance towards China.

This is a picture of a trainer's whistle, a whistle a trainer will blow to tell a dolphin it's done the right thing and can come get a fish.

A slowdown would be a particular blow to GM, which aims to attract investors to a public share offering this year.

The news of the low sales figures deals a serious blow to the company, which launched the F3DM model to much fanfare last December.

Buffer rollers: conveyor by the material installed in the bottom section to reduce the belt blow to extend belt life.

He'll be out for up to a month, which is a blow to us.

As the emotional cracks, a greater blow to me, my eyes had a big package on the moment.

The disaster comes as a blow to a local community that depended upon the mine for jobs and income, with many families in the area affected.

As the sects proliferate, pluralism strikes a blow to the efforts of those who truly seek to lead men to a return to Oneness.

He had issued a public apology, but the scandal dealt a blow to his image as a clean politician in a rotten system.

Even if those numbers exaggerate the system's efficacy tenfold, though, it would still represent a significant blow to the CAPTCHA model.

The plunge in buyers is also beginning to weigh on construction, which could deal a blow to the wider economy.

Even if those numbers exaggerate the system's efficacy tenfold, though, it would still represent a significant blow to the CAPTCHA model.

It's gonna end up, you know, being a devastating blow to the middle class here.

death His mother's death was a great blow to him.

His retirement announcement in Early 1999 came as a blow to the sport and to his millions of fans in American and around the world.

However, teachers with a low score of the essay exam red banner, a heavy blow to the hearts of boys young and pure.

They said the man recalled receiving a blow to the head around midnight at a New Year's Eve party "in 2004 or 2005" .

The move is a big blow to the syndicated television market in which Ms. Winfrey has long been a juggernaut.

This defeat was a powerful blow to the enemy.

The plane crash was a crippling blow to the criteria of the crude oil refinery business. To crown it all, buyers got cross at this.

The plane crash was a crippling blow to the criteria of the crude oil refinery business. To crown it all, buyers got cross at this.

That would be a rebuff to Mrs Merkel's government and perhaps a fatal blow to Mr Westerwelle's transformation agenda.

The blow to eurozone efforts to save the currency came amid increasingly apocalyptic predictions of a euro collapse.

The bigger blow to Mr Obama comes not so much from the failure of a project that was never, given the nature of politics, really viable.

His mother's death was a great blow to him.

This sudden loss of their loved ones feel as if I really can not imagine such a big blow to wonder, how could she bear a Ruonv Zi?

"The acquisition of a flagship enterprise like Huiyuan would deal a heavy blow to the whole industry, " he added.

The announcement came as a major blow to international hopes of developing a HIV vaccine that could stall the spread of this deadly disease.

IN A new blow to an increasingly isolated White House, Karl Rove has announced his retirement.

The blow to the chest can trigger ventricular fibrillation if the blow strikes at exactly the wrong time in the heart's electrical cycle.

The blow to the chest can trigger ventricular fibrillation if the blow strikes at exactly the wrong time in the heart's electrical cycle.

His wife's death was a great blow to him.

Default by a smaller member such as Greece would be a body blow to the euro's standing but it need not spell the end of the currency .

Even the fall of Saigon was not the catastrophic blow to the US that it felt like, at the time.

China dominated Asian Games swimming, clinching five out of six gold medals and delivering a heavy blow to Japan in the process.

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said his death was a "significant blow" to al-Qaeda and its operations in East Africa.

They said the amounts shouldn't affect human health, but the finding could deal a blow to Japan's agriculture.

It would also be a blow to China, where a flattering biography of Mr Ma has recently been published.

The sudden blow to her leg made her call out in pain .

That was a big moral victory for President F. W. de Klerk and a blow to last-ditch defenders of the system.

That was a big moral victory for President F. W. de Klerk and a blow to last-ditch defenders of the system.

The fundamental blow to the ownership society, however, was the collapse of the bubble economy.

In particular, the departure of Mr. Kudrin is seen as a blow to Russia's ability to hold on to some of its oil and gas windfall.

Any similar incidents during the tournament would be a serious blow to South Africa's image.

With a modest outlay here, the Pentagon has dealt a blow to Islamist radicals and sharpened the skills of an ally.

Upward hope toward the sky. Cherry blossoms dancing blow to my heart.

But the ruling will be a blow to the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to stop the sale of historical artefacts to private collections .

the shortsightedness of the phil government by telling the USA to dismantle and leave was a serious blow to phil national security.

But a bloody attack on a sprawling fortified encampment could deal an even worse blow to Thailand's reputation for stability.

The furious rows that divide them are a blow to their credibility, but may prove to be a spur to creativity.

The furious rows that divide them are a blow to their credibility, but may prove to be a spur to creativity.

The news was a blow to Peter L? scher, Siemens's boss, who has begun a big clean-up at the company following a bribery scandal.

The blow to the confidence of the industrialised countries cannot be understated.

The loss of an aircraft carrier is a heavy blow to the enemy.

His failure to receive a prize for his work was a great blow to his pride.

expect this to be likely the first big blow-to-blow between the Obama Administration and the Israeli Government. . .

Special forces in Colombia said they'd dealt a severe blow to a top Marxist rebel leader by killing 12 of his bodyguards.

A serious blow to the cause came last month in Wisconsin, one of America's largest dairy states.

In dollar terms, that would be a significant blow to this company.

They administrated a severe blow to the enemy.

They administrated a severe blow to the enemy.

That led to speculation that the two events were linked while also dealing a blow to relations between China and Australia.

making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting; a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting.

The sales slump is a blow to the world's biggest auto maker because China is the only major global auto market still growing.

If the plan was voted down by the country's citizens, foreboding bankruptcy of Greece, it would deal an unfathomable blow to the eurozone.

In another blow to Chinese regional diplomacy, Myanmar said in September that it was suspending a dam project backed by China.

The weakening economy is a blow to Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain as well as Republican congressional candidates.

I quickly learned that, contrary to popular belief, conversion to a vegetarian diet was neither difficult nor a blow to the taste buds.

It's like a blow to the head with your compliments.

Only a heavy blow to the head could have left such abruised and swollen face.

Only a heavy blow to the head could have left such abruised and swollen face.

The crash is a blow to Google's ambitions to grow business e-mail and applications that it delivers over the internet.

And if Europe's crisis leads to another credit crunch, then that could be a serious short-term blow to the market.

The collapse of Lehman Brothers and wider financial turmoil has dealt a heavy blow to the confidence of strategic and financial buyers.

It will likely be a further blow to investors' tentative hopes of a recovery in European bank shares.

The surprisingly large fall in second-quarter GDP in Britain is a blow to its euro-zone trading partners.

losing his job was a real blow to his pride .

And that would be another sizable blow to the overall economy .

I can not deny that the failure of my eyesight has been a heavy blow to me.

Mouse aiming Click the left mouse button shooting , dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders , not against Korean shipping oh .

Mouse aiming Click the left mouse button shooting , dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders , not against Korean shipping oh .

THE most damaging blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy this week might appear to be the loss of his majority in the Senate.

The economic crisis administered great blow to the company.

That would be a blow to the PP leader, Mariano Rajoy, himself a Galician.

Clearly grief-stricken, zoo officials described the death as a significant blow to the zoo and to international conservation efforts.

England captain John Terry was checked over but then discharged from hospital on Sunday after receiving a sickening blow to the head.

This party could have ended somewhat peacefully, but Wonder Girl decided otherwise, making her final blow to my morale.

Having to accept the money was a blow to her pride.

Hence, China's patrolling is a strong counteraction against Japan's provocation, dealing a big blow to the inflated swagger of Japan.

The test train also had new interior safety measures to soften the blow to a passenger's body during the crash .

The test train also had new interior safety measures to soften the blow to a passenger's body during the crash .

Food prices have risen sharply in recent years, dealing a major blow to the poor. This has a direct effect on diet and health.

The break-up of the euro would be a severe economic blow to the whole club.

What may be more worrying to the Egyptian government, however, is a blow to the state's credibility as a regional peace broker.

The Democrats described it as a "catastrophic blow" to "one country two systems" .

The news of my failure came as a knock - down blow to me.

This recapitalization could be financed by taxes or by monetizing government debt in another blow to the value of the currency.

But single structure, rising cost of tea growing and decline in the price bring a blow to the life of the villagers.

Part boxing, part judo, they are taught to use speed and power to topple their opponent and then deliver a crippling blow to his throat.

Speaking at the White House, Mr. Bush called Zarqawi's death a severe blow to al-Qaida.

Part boxing, part judo, they are taught to use speed and power to topple their opponent and then deliver a crippling blow to his throat.

Speaking at the White House, Mr. Bush called Zarqawi's death a severe blow to al-Qaida.

The financial crisis has delivered a heavy blow to the American model of capitalism.

Palestinian spokeswoman Diana Buttu says Netanyahu's position is a blow to the U. S. -sponsored peace process.

Stuxnet is not the only blow to Iran.

Evolution has indeed dealt a blow to the idea of a benign creator, literally conceived.

I Regain Confidence I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years.

Contrary to popular opinion, the death of bin Laden does not strike a blow to the organization's financial health.

The army remains the country's dominant force, and many believe General Kayani's extension is a blow to a fragile democracy.

And if an Argentine-style outcome is the end of the line, it will be a terrible blow to the euro project.

And if an Argentine-style outcome is the end of the line, it will be a terrible blow to the euro project.

Some never lost consciousness and others never even suffered a direct blow to the head, yet brain damage occurred.

It deals a massive blow to his credibility as a tough man with tough policies that can bring Russians security.

And the result could be a huge blow to middle-class families and our economy as a whole.

This fragmentation sounds unnerving -- yet another blow to the deep-focus linearity of the print-book tradition.

The boxer conceded the fight after suffering a heavy blow to his eye.

This is a huge blow to a woman's sense of self-worth.

Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it.

The idea of new literature originating from the people is a heavy blow to the aristocratic literature and traditional thought.

The scandals were a heavy blow to the companies' image, and more seriously, to China's business culture.

The scandals were a heavy blow to the companies' image, and more seriously, to China's business culture.

They also deal a significant blow to the government's credibility in supporting the oil industry's fervent desire to drill in the Arctic.

"Never mind, it does not matter, " the girl blushed eager to them the little hand, "I can give you another blow to! "

The court's decision is a blow to Julia Gillard's government, which has a tiny parliamentary majority.

And Chicxulub may not have been the only blow to strike the unfortunate dinosaurs at around the same time.

In the book Market Wizards, author Jack Schwager softened the blow to Dennis's tough times by entitling his chapter "A Legend Retires. "

But the discovery is a blow to the fishing industry, heightening concerns about the implications of the atomic crisis for food safety.

Before she suggest just blow to do hair with the hair dryer, adopt nature first to dry by air, and use a daily hair care vegetable.

It was a shattering blow to her pride.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to China's already weak TCM export industry.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to China's already weak TCM export industry.

An influx of Chinese textiles dealt a hammer-blow to Nigerian factories already struggling with the lack of electricity.

The belief theory causes the huge impact to the whole epistemology, by causing the fatal blow to the traditional truth and causal necessity.

The arrival of super intelligence will clearly deal a heavy blow to anthropocentric world views.

For him, it was Darwin's theory of evolution that dealt the fatal blow to religious belief.

The sabotage is out of question a fresh blow to international peace efforts.

Her death was a heavy blow to him. He was terribly hit by her death.

What they found was nothing of the sort and the results came as a bitter blow to propagandists everywhere.

But Selim and colleagues found several pieces of evidence that discount the blow-to-the-head theory.

The Gonzales fiasco has dealt yet another serious blow to his reputation.

The Gonzales fiasco has dealt yet another serious blow to his reputation.

The recent currency reform was meant to deliver another blow to the markets by annihilating the capital of private businesses.

Oh, I wish I could be the west wind and could blow to thy boundless regions!

The indirect elections were not a guide to voter sentiment, but still dealt a blow to Nicolas Sarkozy, the unpopular president.

The move would be a final blow to sterling's role in metals trading.

The recent turmoil in Southeast Asian financial and stock markets has come as a blow to many hopes in the region.

It has also raised hopes that it could deal a significant blow to copyright infringement on the Chinese internet overall.

The sad news was a deadly blow to the poor old lady.

If they lose in those battlefields, it could be a mortal blow to Japan's electronics industry.

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Sighing is a , flaming strong stretch hand to question apt lave quite small body, waved hand to blow to spread to rush toward of magma wag.

You look at the increase in popularity, as a result of throwing you a stunning blow to get the audience's applause.

The relatively underdeveloped banking system would only partly mitigate the blow to the weakened economy.

The dual setbacks are a blow to Pfizer's efforts to rebuild its portfolio of medicines and revamp research.

Conservatives denounced the decision as a blow to parental supervision of teens.

Japan's tourism industry is suffering from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, dealing a heavy blow to the national economy.

His victory, while a blow to the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), does the main opposition no favours.

The publishing of On the Road in 1957 gave a violent blow to the rigid social discipline, and brought a fresh air to American literature.

The defeat of climate-change legislation has dealt a blow to the green credentials of the world's driest inhabited continent.

It would have dealt a serious blow to Spain's tourism industry in the busy Easter and summer seasons.

It would have dealt a serious blow to Spain's tourism industry in the busy Easter and summer seasons.

While the Great Recession dealt a blow to Wall Street oligarchs, it greatly accelerated the withering of the broad middle.

These measures dealt a heavy blow to the production and selling of pirated products.

This was a major blow to the former Western oil cartel.

We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those we love the best .

See stars To experience bright, flashing sensations, as from a blow to the head.

The reason to worry about a sharp blow to the head is that it may cause a concussion , which is a bruise of the brain .

The idea appeals to populists on the left and the right, as a blow to special interests and corporate welfare.

The dismantling of the Joint Forces Command is a second big blow to Virginia.

It was a killing blow to the economy of the country.