The impact of the blow was such that he spent the first few overs of South Africa's off the chase off the field.

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One worker suffered a fatal blow from the impact of the pressure release and died on the scene, Mack said.

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One of the companies making headway in the Business of Concussions is Guardian Caps, which created a cap that an individual can place on an existing helmet for the stated purpose of reducing the impact in the case of a blow to the head.

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Delyn AM Sandy Mewies added that the job losses would be an "enormous blow to the workforce which will impact throughout the local and wider community".

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Will the economic impact of the Gulf spill be the final death blow to the parts of Louisiana and Mississippi that Katrina nearly killed?

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There is more sympathy for pensioners, who face a double blow from a freeze in pensions and the impact of tax rises.

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The economic blow to California surely will have a detrimental impact on local communities and the taxpayers who stay behind for years to come.

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Reebok and mc10 have collaborated to create CheckLight, a head impact indicator meant to make it easy to see when an athlete has taken a dangerous blow to the head.

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The fresh warnings are another blow to the beleaguered tourism industries in Southeast Asia which have already been hit by the impact of the SARS virus, Iraq war and October 12 Bali bombings.

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