Sentences with phrase «painful blow»

The harsh truth about the markets came much later — and it was a bigger and more painful blow.

Being able to mount monsters in Monster Hunter World allows you to deal painful blows to your enemy and gives you a chance to knock down your foe.

The aluminum alloy of this flashlight can deliver painful blows.

On a path littered with painful blows and booby traps, she finds a calm place in Handel's Ombra mai fu.

Despite Tottenham's eight - match winning streak in the Premier League, they took a painful blow in being eliminated from the FA Cup last weekend, and I think we can take advantage of that.

That result, which may not have been too much of a shock but was still a painful blow, left Arsenal fans hoping that the loss might not be too damaging.

The next time you hear Gov. Cuomo whine about how federal tax reforms dealt New Yorkers a painful blow, tell him to look in the mirror.

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.

As Dr Selye said, «a painful blow or a passionate kiss can be equally stressful» — at different times, or to different people.

The news was a painful blow to the oldest high school in a district with a proud history that includes graduating a future president, Harry S. Truman.

If the Coalition can put forward an option that seems competitive in comparison to Labor, it will be painful blow to Shorten's election hopes, as he holds on by his fingernails to convince Australians that Labor is still the party to fix the nation's schools.

But at the end of the day XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a superb strategy game, and I found myself getting attached to my little customisable troopers, because as they ranked up and fought numerous battles they forged their own stories and personalities within my imagination, and the loss of one of them was a painful blow.

Many senators are spooked about the midterm elections (or using that as an excuse for inaction) and health care reform, as everyone knows, has been dealt some painful blows.