1.   His championship hopes were dealt a savage blow last night when he received a hamstring injury.

2.   How could Mother Nature have dealt such a savage blow?

3.   ...a savage blow in the crutch which doubled him up.

4.   The House of Fraser decision was a savage blow for a town clinging rather tenuously to the belief that it is a regional shopping centre.

5.   A more savage blow to a young, once resurgent and world competitive industry would be hard to demonstrate.

6.   Naturally, they have done what anyone would do when suffering such a savage blow.

7.   Television footage showed police attacking anyone they found in their paths with savage hacking blows of their batons.

8.   The question is whether either can address their dispute with anything besides savage blows.