1.   For the prosecution case to stand, it will be necessary to prove that Lenny McLean struck the fatal blow.

2.   He had not delivered the fatal blows, he had not pulled the trigger.

3.   His presidential hopes suffered a fatal blow in New Hampshire.

4.   His presidential hopes thus suffered a fatal blow in the snow drifts of New Hampshire.

5.   The sudden resignations looked like a fatal blow to Mr Ciampi at the start of reform.

6.   The woman had lashed out in fear and given the bird a fatal blow, feathers everywhere.

7.   This was the first time he dealt a fatal blow without intending it.

8.   Who might strike the fatal blow this time?

9.   It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.

10.   And malice, the jury was told, is defined as a fatal blow, purposefully and wrongfully inflicted.