1.   Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.

2.   Three overs later came another, even more grievous blow.

3.   The destruction of its sculptures is a grievous blow to the study of Central Asian art, for these were the oldest monumental Buddhas on the continent.

4.   The sense of security and self-confidence that Americans take as their birthright suffered a grievous blow, from which recovery will be slow.

5.   The surrender was a grievous blow to British prestige and the military effort in the Far East.