The result was described as a "crushing blow" to Klein's leadership.

Many republicans were horrified by the bombing and described it as a blow to the republican cause.

Business leaders described the confiscation as a heavy blow to private enterprise.

Correa, in contrast, described the verdict as a blow to the "dictatorship" of a corrupt press.

Officials close to the general described the killing as a major blow to hopes that political maneuvering could resolve the Afghan crisis.

Officials in Homestead described the announcement as a major blow to their ravaged community, one that would cost the area $20 million a year.

He died later that day from what the city medical examiner described as a blow to the head.

His death was described as a "hard blow" to the Norwegian-Canadian community.

Still, she described the accusations as "a blow to all of us."

Law-enforcement officials described the indictments as a sharp blow to the Gambino family.