Sentence examples for a sharp blow for from inspiring English sources

His fall from grace is a sharp blow for a party whose morale was already low.

The New Look, coming in the midst of unexampled prosperity, had dealt this theory a sharp blow, and its supporters, casting about for something firmer on which to build, might do worse tha observe the mysterious rise and fall of the vogue for men's knickers.

At the end of each recording session the fish were killed with a sharp blow to the head and measured for size and weight of body and gonads.

If adopted by Congress, the budget would be a sharp blow to the corporation, which provides money for public radio and television and has been instituting a variety of changes after a tumultuous year.

Against this backdrop, the fight over military absentee ballots this weekend was, for the Democrats, a sharp blow to their efforts to build up the vote counting as fair and reasonable.

But it was the defeat of the stem cell measure by a resounding 53-47 percent margin that dealt a sharp blow to Mr. Corzine, who had campaigned heavily for it and had contributed $150,000 to the effort.

On Aug 24 2010, twelve juvenile fish (n = 6/ploidy) of unknown sex (mean weight: diploid 25.5 g, triploid 28.0 g; mean length: diploid 112 mm, triploid 118 mm) from six tanks (three tanks/ploidy; two fish/tank) were euthanized by a sharp blow to the head followed by decapitation and sampled for gut microbiology.

Should America's economy and especially its demand for electronics—falter, it would also deliver a sharp blow.

Many economists think Greece will eventually default anyway, which could deal a sharp blow to the euro and lead to sharply higher borrowing costs for other indebted countries across Europe.

But Kevin Pietersen was soon finding the middle of the bat, although he did take a sharp blow to the chin from Sami which at least quietened him down for a while.

A sharp blow to the head in a previous bout?