A defeat would be particularly stinging for Mr. Corzine, in part because a Democratic loss could cost the party control of the Senate.

As a result, the defeat of both candidates backed by the party organization for Civil Court posts was particularly stinging.

The bellicose demand was particularly stinging because the Arab League's invitation to Iraq to attend a summit meeting was the first in nearly 10 years.

Mr. Grucci's defeat was a particularly stinging one for Republicans since he entered the race with the edge as the incumbent.

What's weird is that the offending sentence was the first in Scalia's particularly stinging dissent - he must have thought about it.

His withdrawal was particularly stinging for another reason.

That failure has been documented elsewhere, but it is particularly stinging to witness through the eyes of someone like Shawkat, who tried so hard to construct a more humane Iraq.

A defeat would be particularly stinging for Mr. Corzine, who had been chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Coming from an Irish-American from Boston and a staunch Democrat, the president's rebuke was particularly stinging, said Brian Powers, who is a labor lawyer.

For a player who's always treated Federer with deference, even while beating him in Grand Slam finals, Nadal's comments are particularly stinging.