The decision, intended to protect water supplies for cities, is a brutal blow to agriculture.

One brutal blow from the insane agent crashed home between G-8's eyes, and his head spun.

The solid oak staff caught Guy a brutal blow on his wounded arm.

By the mid-1970's, the fiscal crisis had dealt more brutal blows.

The injuries were a brutal blow to a team that thought it might be able to challenge Dallas for the division title.

Casey, lying on the floor after a few particularly brutal blows, appears to be beaten.

The fat man continued on the attack with another brutal blow.

I have never seen a more brutal blow struck.

For a long time, they exchanged brutal blows, neither of them giving an inch.

Getting dumped by the woman he loved was a brutal blow to his ego.