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Still, he hissed in sympathy as she took a punishing blow to the face.

Manning took a punishing blow in last week's victory over the Redskins.

China's flagging economy is already taking a punishing toll on the country's workforce.

If the union chooses not to follow through on these proposals, its credibility will take a punishing and well-deserved hit.

Europe's debt crisis has taken a punishing toll on Vodafone's operations and helped drive its share price down 15pc last year.

Tom landed a stinging blow to his opponent's midriff, then took a punishing one himself.

His decision to expose the scandalous conditions in the Lincolnshire hospital trust has taken a punishing toll on him.

Nasa chimps earn Florida comforts after taking a punishing step for Mankind

People's food safety takes a punishing body blow under Bill C-80. the consolidation and deregulation forces central to Bill C-80 do little to restore consumer confidence.

Epidemiologists and environmental health specialists say improper treatment of two generations of industrial, conventional and radioactive waste has also begun to take a punishing toll on the population.

Antonio Margarito underwent successful right orbital bone surgery at Methodist Hospital, three days after taking a punishing beating at the hands of Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao.

Environmentalists and state and Federal officials often spar over managing this system, but there is chilling agreement that the St. Lucie River - technically a tidal estuary - is taking a punishing battering to reduce dangerous water levels at the lake.

Rebel soldiers have taken a punishing since the Russian offensive against Chechnya began in September, in part because the Russians have relied mostly on air power and artillery to batter towns into submission rather than subjecting their troops to guerrilla combat.

A third of the riders in Saturday's men's cycling road race did not finish and tennis officials said they were considering allowing heat breaks as Beijing's stifling humidity took a punishing toll with temperatures into the high 90s Fahrenheit (above 35 Celsius).

By Francois Thomazeau BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A third of the riders in Saturday's Olympic men's cycling road race failed to complete the course as Beijing's humid heat took a punishing toll. '

SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian business confidence sank back to record lows in January as a swathe of industries reported falling demand at home and the global recession took a punishing toll on exports, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Today, Hilliard also confirmed what some of his teammates had indicated privately last season - that the slanting, seam route Hilliard chose to run just before his injury was not executed exactly as it was designed, and that may have increased his chances of taking a punishing blow on the play.