deal a blow to in a sentence

Examples

1. A downward revision in corporate profits would deal a blow to optimism regarding the Japanese economy, he said.
2. The strike would deal a blow to the soccer championship that begins June 10 and runs through July 13.
3. Like many Europeans, Germans fear that the system would deal a blow to nuclear weapons anti-proliferation efforts.
4. Duhalde last week threw his support behind Kirchner, hoping to deal a blow to Menem, his political archrival.
5. To fight Western-inspired moral decay, they must deal a blow to its source : the United States.
6. That could mean a good opportunity for NAP to work out a new alliance and deal a blow to the Democrats.
7. A planned merged could deal a blow to the domestic dominance of Olympic Airways, the troubled state-run airline.
8. These cities can later be attacked for valuable plunder and to deal a blow to your opponents'chances of winning.
9. He might deal a blow to former Tennessee Gov . Lamar Alexander's effort to run as an outsider and moderate.
10. The win by ABC deals a blow to Time Warner's efforts to make TNT into a sports-oriented network.