An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
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Examples for "blow "
Examples for "blow "
1 And La Motte; at the first blow ; was more than half successful.
2 It was a blow in the face; his own voice hardened then.
3 My head sunk on my breast; I received the blow in silence.
4 The salt winds of the Channel blow in through the open ports.
5 He got in between the armour plates; first blow went to him.
1 Europe without a way forward may reverse an overly merry first quarter.
2 It also use reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by highly-rated EU government debt.
3 But the skyrocketing number of cases have prompted him to reverse course.
4 However a rejection of the treaty would likely reverse that progress rapidly.
5 Woodward's body had simply given out, and nothing could reverse the process.
1 Recent speculation of an accelerated deal is a reversal from last year.
2 Results: The fraction of large islets negatively correlated with diabetes reversal rates.
3 The billion-dollar question is whether another reversal is the time to buy.
4 Despite a swift reversal , protesters still demand that Pakistan's law minister resign.
5 These results highlight a dissociation between social task performance and reversal learning.
1 These not being hardy of course gave the Salome a black eye .
2 His black eye seemed to pierce the woods to an extraordinary depth.
3 He had a swollen nose and fair promise of a black eye .
4 He looked down at Miss Fuzzytail and winked a saucy black eye .
5 He tipped his head to direct one black eye upon its contents.
1 However, Congress played down the possible ramifications of its state elections setback .
2 The setback highlights the problems created by inconsistent funding for energy research.
3 Coach Dan Bylsma said earlier Thursday that Franson recently suffered a setback .
4 Sakamoto said Japanese rugby still had a bright future despite the setback .
5 It may help to regard a setback as an actual step forward!
6 Dimon fought through the London whale fiasco and a personal health setback .
7 Every time we made some progress, a new setback popped up elsewhere.
8 If passed, the California setback requirement would probably apply to new permits.
9 The Bluejays suffered only one loss - a home setback against then-No.
10 I don't think it's a setback for race relations in this area.
11 Mr Bruton said the bombing was another setback for the peace process.
12 The vote was an embarrassing setback for Obama, who favors both measures.
13 Our interests in Central and South America would suffer a severe setback .
14 He said it had been a real setback to the relief effort.
15 Labour, which suffered the greatest electoral setback , has taken the bigger gamble.
16 By then, the setback had snowballed into a full-blown crisis for Australia.
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