Sentence examples for worst blow from inspiring English sources

I think that was the worst blow.

So far the worst blow has been the failure to prevent a collapse in sugar production.

It was hardly the worst blow Jesselyn had suffered, but for a moment it felt that way.

But the same night "Top Chef" indirectly dealt the restaurant its worst blow, the program also gave it a boost.

The worst blow, however, came during spring training this year, when it was discovered that his surgically repaired left shoulder was reinjured.

The worst blow to Sergius' reign was the brutal raid on the Roman walls by the Saracens, who pillaged the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul.

The banking system is only as strong as its weakest links, and even the new, bigger buffers would not have been enough to prevent the worst blow-ups of the past two years (see article).

BNP has played its hand very well, but its business mix (a stable home market and a focus on equity derivatives) helped massively by keeping it away from the worst blow-ups.In America, Goldman still has legions of admirers.

If this were in line with the Basel rules it would take the total ratio to 13.5%, easily enough to have dealt with the losses of Britain's worst blow-up, HBOS.

He recalled that some of the worst blows against the cooperative had been struck by several former directors.

The recent conclusion of some researchers is that not every poor person is an entrepreneur waiting to be discovered, but that the loans do help cushion some of the worst blows of poverty.