41.   That would almost certainly be a fatal blow and may be one of the reasons that many Andersen partners would rather fight the Justice Department.

42.   The comments appeared to strike a fatal blow to the efforts of European missions to Tehran trying to secure Iranian help for a U.S.-led anti-terror coalition.

43.   The cable TV industry struck the fatal blow.

44.   The fatal blow to any diet is the cookbook.

45.   The interception was a flesh wound, not a fatal blow.

46.   The most recent slaying is that of Noemi Dominguez who authorities would only say was struck a fatal blow to the head.

47.   The purpose of the journey this time was to see if computers had finally dealt typewriters a fatal blow.

48.   The Senate dealt a potentially fatal blow to campaign finance reform on Tuesday, refusing to vote on two measures aimed at slowing the flow of money into politics.

49.   The proposed U.S. constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget suffered a likely fatal blow today when Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey announced his opposition.

50.   Then again, deciding what to do would mean getting up from the couch, potentially missing the fatal blow to a stellar political career.