Sentence examples for this major blow from inspiring English sources

Yet even this major blow barely troubles her.

The effects of this major blow to Dutch contemporary art will be felt for years to come.

This is a major blow for food, water and environmental hygiene".

"This is a major blow to the right wing and the oligarchy," says Rene Baez.

This is a major blow to Celtique's credibility and their efforts to win the trust of local people".

"This is a major blow to Haiti's reconstruction efforts, making life for most vulnerable Haitians even more precarious," said the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, Nigel Fisher.

Greenpeace's energy campaigner Leila Deen said: "This represents another major blow for the Government's attempts to force the construction of costly nuclear power plants.

Angus Robertson, the SNP's foreign affairs spokesman, said: "I have no doubt this is a major blow to the bid by Austria and Switzerland for the 2008 European Championships.

"This was a major blow to traffickers who, for the last 15 years, used New York City as a discount warehouse for cocaine," said Raymond W. Kelly, the commissioner of the Customs Service.

"This is a major blow against narcotics trafficking in New York City," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said at a news conference at the D.E.A.'s New York office.

This constitutes a major blow for Pardew, who has started the same back four in each of the Magpies' 14 Premier League games since August.