Sentences with phrase «deal painful blows»
Alex Salmond's plans for an independent Scotland to smoothly join the European Union have been dealt a painful blow after the Scottish first minister's proposals were dismissed by Spain's prime minister.
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It is particularly painful to make this announcement because last night our negotiators had reached agreement — but Mayor Bloomberg blew the deal up in the early hours today, and despite the involvement of state officials we could not put it back together.