Translation of "Schweren schlag versetzen" in English

Indeed there are fears - and, as the MEP for an outermost region, I have experience of the banana agreements - that an agreement with Mercosur may deal a severe blow to many European agricultural sectors.

Halting current mining projects using cyanide technologies would deal a severe blow to the Member States using this technology (Finland, Sweden, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece) and to the Member States which produce cyanides (Belgium, the UK, Czech Republic and Germany).

Imposing a further system of taxation on hauliers will deal a very heavy blow to a sector which underpins Italy's trading system.

The reality is that the Labour Code promoted by the government is not aimed at introducing flexibility, but at strongly politicising the public sector and striking a hard blow against employees through provisions such as getting rid of collective labour agreements and trade unions' rights, as well as making collective redundancies without any compensation payments.

A new crisis resulting from rejecting the financial perspectives would represent a huge blow to the European Union.

This directive has been designed in such a way that there is a danger of its dealing a heavy blow to smaller ports, which would have to implement a disproportionate number of costly measures in order to continue with their activities.

Judging him and the entire Commission on the basis of this one factor would be an anti-European decision, and doing so on the eve of the signing of the Constitution would be not only a grave political mistake but also a serious blow to the European institutions.

Mr President, the consistent asylum policies adopted by Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland have enabled these countries to deter innumerable people who would never have had any right to asylum from undertaking a dangerous journey and to thereby deal a severe blow to the people-traffickers.

The pure hypocrisy of this statement is highlighted by the fact that the framework decisions deal a very severe blow to democracy and collective and individual social rights.

It might mean increased costs, which the service providers would have to pass on to their passengers, a factor that might further hit this industry hard at a time when it is under pressure from low-cost flights and coach travel.

The major drawback of this approach is that it would cause the yen to appreciate sharply, striking a blow to the real economy.

Such an approach would deal a powerful blow to the citizens who took their European ballot seriously – and to the credibility of the EU as a whole.

In fact, an appreciating renminbi would likely deal a serious blow to China’s growth, which essentially relies on a simple, time-tested recipe: encourage industrialization.

The erection of a patriarchate in the Ukraine would risk imparting a heavy blow to relations with the whole of Orthodoxy.

Investors and companies were expected to shun a country that had decided to leave the world's largest trading bloc, dealing a damaging blow to the economy. In reality, the aftermath is turning into a slow economic asphyxiation.

This year's events can deal a serious blow to self-esteem or simply show that not all events can be controlled.

And as a result, our commanders believe we have an opportunity to deal a serious blow to the terrorists.

A talented tactician, Mu was able to deliver the Khitan a heavy blow by breaking their previously indomitable “Heavenly Gate Battle Formation.”

Accepting North Korea as a nuclear power – the first for 40 years and the only one to achieve this goal in violation of the Non?Proliferation Treaty – would deal a severe blow to the foundations of the nuclear order.

Not surprisingly, this has led to an overwrought response from them and their lobbyists: the ruling, they allege, destroys the incentive to innovate, and thus will deal a serious blow to public health globally.

Today I approved a multifaceted operation aimed at dealing a strong blow to the drug trade that still affects the meaner streets of our city, a relentless scourge that as mayor I have attempted to vanquish on behalf of not only our children,

As we go through life, with all its twists, turns, and unexpected occurences and events, we often must be prepared for whenever life decides to strike us a heavy blow. Your very life could change in an instant, and sometimes you're just not ready for it. But there is always a way to ensure that you're at ...

They will not succeed to extinguish this world communist beacon. Whatever will happen in 2013, we will unwaveringly proceed to carry ahead our banner of the 5 Classics of Marxism-Leninism, and we will hit heavy blows against the bourgeois ideology.