This is a devastating blow and has left the workforce stunned.

It hurts, but it's really not a devastating blow. At least not yet.

The decision in McCutcheon v. FEC is a devastating blow in efforts to rein in out-of-control costs of campaigns.

It was a sad blow to her when Denis passed away; that left her rather more lonely. She never really had a lot of friends. I suppose that is true of many prime ministers. They strive so hard to reach the top, they don't have time to pick up a lot of good friends along the way.

We're stunned in a way.

It's a tremendous blow. To lose anybody it is, but when you lose somebody at the top of the lineup, it affects everybody else because everybody else has to move up.