21. Despite initial successes, Philip fell ill with fever, and was crushingly defeated by Uguccione at the Battle of Montecatini. 22. Previously the rules required candidates to sit in front of a bland blue background and make speeches that were usually crushingly dull. 23. Score boards have frequently failed to light up in the gymnastics hall, and the announcement of results is often crushingly slow. 24. Areas that are hard hit by the three afflictions also have crushingly high birth rates since parents believe few children will reach adulthood. 25. But piers have been in decline, battered by storms, neglect and _ most crushingly _ cheap airfares to the sunny Mediterranean. 26. What he said following Evander Holyfield's demolition of Tyson last Saturday night in Las Vegas was clear, concise and crushingly correct. 27. After maybe 30 seconds, the grand finale is a crushingly sudden stop that is reminiscent of a few of my worst car wrecks. 28. Further, there are " issues " _ stuff that's suitably Freudian and dealt with in a crushingly obvious manner. 29. The army was crushingly defeated at the Battle of Neopatras, but the fleet won a similarly comprehensive victory at the Battle of Demetrias. 30. In 1980, the CDU / CSU ran Strauss as their joint candidate in the elections, and he was crushingly defeated by Schmidt.
