31. The appointment appeared to deal a blow to efforts by Gabon's President Omar Bongo to mediate a cease-fire. 32. That would deal a blow to virtually all Russian kitchens, and would be the first such shortages since the early 1990s. 33. Rabbani's strategy could aggravate regional tensions and deal a blow to efforts to forge a post-Taliban coalition government. 34. Shandong Huaneng's rocky debut may also deal a blow to China's efforts to raise money to improve its infrastructure. 35. The allegations could deal a blow to the FLNC's credibility, though some supporters called the allegations a frame-up. 36. Kolelas'appointment appeared to deal a blow to efforts by Gabon's President Omar Bongo to mediate a cease-fire. 37. The decision deals a blow to hopes that a summit this week will quickly quell an upsurge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. 38. A Serb boycott of the Oct . 23 general elections would deal a blow to international officials struggling to create a multiethnic society. 39. That may deal a blow to a theory that most of Earth's water came from comets that rained down on the planet. 40. His announcement Friday, which Council leaders have dreaded for months, deals a blow to the new referendum's chances for approval.
