1.   And the really crushing blow came when the owner of his star performer, Joveworth, removed the horse from the yard.

2.   Failing his final exams was a crushing blow .

3.   This assertion was a crushing blow to the hopes of the Seminoles and the blacks.

4.   The hand of fate that has recently dealt the Brandywell club some crushing blows seems intent on turning the screw further.

5.   STORMONT Minister Robert Atkins today dealt a crushing blow to thousands of counterfeit and pirate video and audio tapes.

6.   Jilted lover delivers a crushing blow...

7.   And then came the crushing blow.

8.   And when the opportunity presents itself in the late innings, they deliver a crushing blow to break open the game.

9.   Benes delivered the crushing blow with a three-run double to left field, and Edgar Renteria added an RBI double.

10.   Bill Clinton mocked it as a sop to the rich that would wreck Social Security and inflict a crushing blow to the poor.