11.   As a result, Israel absorbed devastating initial blows both in Sinai and on the Golan before it turned the tide, with U.S. help.

12.   As the dogged land fighting continues on Okinawa, the U.S. Third Fleet is dealt a devastating blow by Mother Nature.

13.   Because the show had traditionally risen or fallen on the chemistry between Duchovny and his co-star, Gillian Anderson, it seemed a devastating blow.

14.   But a defeat could be a devastating blow to his agenda, clearing the way for a rewrite of his plan.

15.   But the everyday reality of economics has dealt devastating blows to this small community of special effects companies this summer, in spite of record box office takes.

16.   But the incident dealt a devastating blow to those who regarded a Yosemite visit as the epitome of a tranquil, safe getaway.

17.   But starting down that road would be a devastating blow to the principle that the guarantees in our Constitution are enforceable.

18.   But the overall reaction was that the referendum results were an unfortunate but not a devastating blow.

19.   For an AFDC family, typically a single mother with two to four children, permanent dismissal can be a devastating blow.

20.   He said the arrests might have dealt the gang a devastating blow.