Sentence examples for severely hitting from inspiring English sources

The fall campaign was also conducted against the backdrop of a financial crisis that gripped the country in September, when world markets suffered heavy losses, severely hitting the retirement savings of many Americans and pushing the economy to the top of voters' concerns, far outdistancing the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck, severely hitting her village Ahlampur, in Dolakha district, east of Kathmandu.

Cal Bryant, the editor of The Roanoke-Chowan News Herald, which serves a part of North Carolina that was most severely hit, said, "Normally the storms that hit here are pretty severe but smaller in size".

Transport has also been severely hit.

Meanwhile, Georgia's once-blossoming tourism industry has been severely hit.

Book budgets were also severely hit, taking an 8.4% fall over the period.

The slowdown severely hit real estate developers, airlines and other companies with large capital requirements.

Norway was also severely hit by the economic crisis that followed the Napoleonic Wars.

The city has been severely hit by flooding over the Christmas period.

He has been in Leeds talking to people who have been severely hit by the flooding.

Towns such as Longwy were severely hit by steel factory closures.