Our other clubs which qualify for Europe are very frequently knocked out at the early stages of competition".
Along the way, Australia hammered England at Twickenham, squeaked past Wales in what has become time-honoured fashion, and were very nearly knocked out by Scotland in the quarter-finals before stylishly eliminating Argentina in the semis.
If you are about to cross the street and you look both ways for cars only to be very nearly knocked down by a bicycle, you have, arguably, committed the same type of error.
It was really brought home when Princess Diana died, and they were very hurriedly knocking up front pages of her as an Âangel — with wings, against a partly cloudy background, you know.
It was a very forceful knocking down from behind.
The blow to Vioxx "may very well knock out Arcoxia's chances of coming to the U.S.," said Neil B. Sweig, an independent drug securities analyst.
He very nearly knocks in the par putt, the ball arcing on a lovely left-to-right curve and serenely making its way towards the hole, but it stays on the high side.
He was, and is, very handsome – knocking on 70, he looks about a quarter of a century younger – and had a beautiful, film-star wife, Charlotte Rampling (the couple divorced in 1997).
With five losses in six games to start the season -- four of the losses in a row -- the Jets dug a hole so deep that their next defeat may very well knock them out of the playoffs.
At the very least, knocking five years off a woman's age is accepted as an industry standard; thus, adding five years to the woman's advertised age will give a more accurate picture.
