A prolonged Depression and World War II delivered the coup de grace to the poor old inn.

And Paul would be here when his daughter delivered the coup de grace to his holy pretensions.

Halifax, Baldwin's most trusted colleague, delivered the coup de grace The moral standing of the Government, he argued, was on trial before the world.

Then Eli Manning led yet another of his fourth quarter comebacks, the Giants were back and delivered the coup de grace on the last day.

That left Smith free to deliver the coup de grace to Glyn Charles, the only other helmsman who still had a chance of beating him.

His exposure delivered the coup de grace to the optimism of the 1950's, and to expectations about honesty and accountability.

Then the Mets delivered the coup de grace in the ninth with a grand slam by Howard Johnson.

The female agent spun him around and delivered the coup de grace with a punch in the face.

U-123 delivered the coup de grace that evening, and Atik exploded and sank.

Let us add Afghanistan, where Islamic rebels delivered the coup de grace to the Soviet Empire.