21. Claiming major success in fighting international terror, NATO on Wednesday said it spearheaded a crippling blow against a Bosnia-based network linked to Middle East extremists. 22. Seven years of U.N. economic sanctions dealt more crippling blows. 23. The falling price has been a windfall for oil consumers, but a crippling blow for OPEC and other oil producers. 24. The seizure dealt a crippling blow to Greenpeace, which has lost three other vessels since the start of its protests in early September. 25. The split could deal hardliners remaining loyal to Pol Pot a crippling blow and shorten the war. 26. The United States said Tuesday that it opposes extending the international security force in Afghanistan beyond Kabul, dealing a crippling blow to hopes for a broadened peacekeeping operation. 27. His killing dealt a crippling blow to the peace process in the copper-rich territory. 28. However, the opposition may then have tabled a vote of no confidence, which if upheld, would be a crippling blow to the government. 29. Information Minister Dharmasiri Senanayake said the attacks against the Kolonnawa refined oil tank farm and the nearby Orugodawatte crude oil storage facility were a crippling blow to the economy. 30. But a crippling blow could be delivered if the draft footnote goes through, they say. |