deal a blow to in a sentence

Examples

1. There is no reason to allow this crisis to deal a blow to our fighting spirit.
2. A Serb boycott would deal a blow to international officials struggling to create a multiethnic society.
3. Any rise in interest rates would deal a blow to smaller firms and would damage consumer confidence.
4. At the same time, the project will deal a blow to the suburban office space market.
5. Her sudden resignation, however, deals a blow to AIA's preparation for MPF business.
6. That would deal a blow to personal consumption, which compromises about 60 percent of the economy.
7. Recognition would deal a blow to efforts by Serbs in Croatia and Bosnia to create a Greater Serbia.
8. "Terrorists attempted to deal a blow to the world's stability and predictability,"
9. The grounding also deals a blow to Japan's efforts to rally taxpayers behind its space program.
10. The newspaper said the guarantee could deal a blow to the long-term credit bank's profitability.