1.   Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father.

2.   When a huge car bomb exploded, it was a devastating blow to the peace plan.

3.   Shaking a little at first but gradually warming to his theme, the sacked Chancellor dealt John Major a devastating blow.

4.   In both Scotland and Ireland, the Digital plants are the largest employers in the area and closure would be a devastating blow for the local economies.

5.   Although they report fatal clashes every few days, they say the capture of Ocalan has been a devastating blow to the rebellion.

6.   An even more devastating blow came in the fourth.

7.   An antitrust suit by New York could deal a devastating blow to the combination, by tying up its completion in New York state courts.

8.   And Gannon was the force behind the devastating blow the Raiders unleashed at the beginning of the third quarter.

9.   And, of course, they fear that terrorists might strike another devastating blow at the United States.