41.   The blow is yet another in a series of big account losses for Burnett.

42.   The blow was or was not delivered in the second round, seconds after Ayala had scored with a sweeping right to the head and a right jab.

43.   The blow was crude but clear.

44.   The blow was crushing.

45.   The big blow was a grand slam by Mariners first baseman Paul Sorrento off Dennis Cook in the ninth inning.

46.   The big blow was a Todd Helton three-run homer.

47.   The blow was more traumatic for Psaropoulos than it might have been for others because more than his job was at stake.

48.   The crowning blow was Millen using his helmet to bop Sullivan on the head.

49.   The economic blows will be more than many Texas farmers can take, according to a major lender.

50.   The final blow would be President Bob Dornan.