51.   The final blow to the Post was the shortage of newsprint.

52.   The final blow to the Red Sox was administered by Thomas, a Big Hurt even if it came in a small dose.

53.   The final blow would be President Bob Dornan.

54.   The House action was the final blow to administration plans to send the money to the IMF and the U.N.

55.   The failure of the Neuch tel talks to create a permanent, legally binding system involving all countries threatens to be the final blow.

56.   The final blow may have come last Wednesday when safety consultant Turner Construction pulled out of the project over liability issues.

57.   The final blow was delivered by, of all people, Saddam Hussein.

58.   The final blow, however, is casting Glover.

59.   The killings seemed for many the final blow in the flagging effort to hang onto villages and homes.

60.   The jury dealt that final blow Thursday afternoon.