21.   If China did invade Taiwan, economic relations with the West would halt and economic development would be dealt a devastating blow.

22.   If the Israeli offensive wiped out nets of terrorists, it also dealt a devastating blow to social infrastructure, essentially eliminating police forces and other public safety measures.

23.   It also was a devastating blow to the team.

24.   It was a devastating blow to the team.

25.   It was a devastating economic blow made nearly fatal when the three out-of-town corporations that owned or managed the buildings all announced that they would not rebuild.

26.   It is an understatement to say that the coup was a devastating blow to his sense of his own power and ability to judge character.

27.   It was a devastating blow to Cook.

28.   On that count, he and his town suffered a devastating blow.

29.   Now, analysts have warned, they could face another devastating blow from bad investments in such countries as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

30.   Others take the form of sympathy notes, assuming the recipients lost parents or suffered similarly devastating blows.