31.   It was another pitiful offense that caught the Cowboys unprepared, needing only a few seconds and a couple of big plays to hand Dallas another crushing blow.

32.   It was a crushing blow that forced Garrett against the wall.

33.   It would be a crushing blow to Todd not to give him an opportunity to be part of the experience.

34.   It was a master stroke, a crushing blow, and the practical man moved in swiftly while she was reeling from the shock.

35.   Losing a son in the prime of life is a crushing blow, and I can speak to that.

36.   Military analysts said that the amnesty law is a payback of sorts for the crushing blow that the military has dealt to the Shining Path.

37.   Martinez was able to hold the ball, despite taking a crushing blow from Pride, to end the inning.

38.   Nevertheless, it was a crushing blow.

39.   Neither Ausmus nor the crowd needed hearing aids to hear the crushing blow that followed when Merced bailed out Hernandez in the third.

40.   New York City, the country, and the world have sustained crushing blows.